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'''Mucking Flats and Marshes''' is a 311.6 biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] east of [[Tilbury]] in [[Essex]].<ref name=citation>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006131.pdf |title=Mucking Flats and Marshes citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271006131%27 |title=Map of Mucking Flats and Marshes|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes [[Ramsar site]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ramsar.org/thames-estuary-and-marshes|title= Thames Estuary and Marshes |publisher=The Ramsar Convention Secretariat|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> and [[Special Protection Area]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2042 |title=Thames Estuary and Marshes |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> |
'''Mucking Flats and Marshes''' is a 311.6 biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] east of [[Tilbury]] in [[Essex]].<ref name=citation>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006131.pdf |title=Mucking Flats and Marshes citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271006131%27 |title=Map of Mucking Flats and Marshes|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes [[Ramsar site]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ramsar.org/thames-estuary-and-marshes|title= Thames Estuary and Marshes |publisher=The Ramsar Convention Secretariat|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> and [[Special Protection Area]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2042 |title=Thames Estuary and Marshes |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> |
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The site is an extensive stretch of mudflats, saltmarsh and the sea wall, on the eastern side of the [[River Thames]]. Wildfowl and waders feed and roost on the site, with internationally important numbers of [[ringed plover]], and nationally significant [[Common shelduck|shelducks]], [[grey plover]]s, [[dunlin]]s, [[black-tailed godwit]]s and [[Common redshank|redshank]]s. Plants include the nationally scarce [[golden samphire]], and invertebrates the rare spider [[baryphyma duffeyi]].<ref name=citation/>The [[Thames Estuary Path]] goes through the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thameschase.org.uk/discover/walking/thames-estuary-path-2|title=Thames Estuary Path 2: East Tilbury to Stanford-le-Hope|publisher=Thames Chase|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> |
The site is an extensive stretch of mudflats, saltmarsh and the sea wall, on the eastern side of the [[River Thames]]. Wildfowl and waders feed and roost on the site, with internationally important numbers of [[ringed plover]], and nationally significant [[Common shelduck|shelducks]], [[grey plover]]s, [[dunlin]]s, [[black-tailed godwit]]s and [[Common redshank|redshank]]s. Plants include the nationally scarce [[golden samphire]], and invertebrates the rare spider [[baryphyma duffeyi]].<ref name=citation/> |
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The [[Thames Estuary Path]] goes through the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thameschase.org.uk/discover/walking/thames-estuary-path-2|title=Thames Estuary Path 2: East Tilbury to Stanford-le-Hope|publisher=Thames Chase|accessdate= 3 August 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:32, 24 August 2018
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Essex |
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| Grid reference | TQ 696785 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 311.6 hectares |
| Notification | 1991 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Mucking Flats and Marshes is a 311.6 biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tilbury in Essex.[1][2] It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar site.[3] and Special Protection Area[4]
The site is an extensive stretch of mudflats, saltmarsh and the sea wall, on the eastern side of the River Thames. Wildfowl and waders feed and roost on the site, with internationally important numbers of ringed plover, and nationally significant shelducks, grey plovers, dunlins, black-tailed godwits and redshanks. Plants include the nationally scarce golden samphire, and invertebrates the rare spider baryphyma duffeyi.[1]
The Thames Estuary Path goes through the site.[5]
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References
- ^ a b "Mucking Flats and Marshes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Map of Mucking Flats and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Thames Estuary and Marshes". The Ramsar Convention Secretariat. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Thames Estuary and Marshes". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Thames Estuary Path 2: East Tilbury to Stanford-le-Hope". Thames Chase. Retrieved 3 August 2016.