The Wash. 30/03/88; England; 62,212 ha; 52°56'N 000°17'E. Special Protection Area EC Directive; Nature Reserve, SSSI, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Local Nature Reserve. A vast intertidal embayment incorporating one of the largest and most important areas of estuarine mudflats, sandbanks and saltmarsh in Britain.

The Wash is a shallow natural rectangular bay and multiple estuary on the east coast of England in the United Kingdom. It is an inlet of the North Sea and is the largest multiple estuary system in the UK, as well as being the largest natural bay in England and is the outflow for the rivers Witham, Welland, Nene and the Great Ouse.

Situated on the east coast of England, The Wash Special Protection Area (SPA) covers 622 km2 and forms part of the larger Wash and North Norfolk Coast Special Area of Conservation which...

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is the land notified as an SSSI under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981).

2023年2月13日 · There’s The Wash, which is a massive SSSI, and the North Norfolk coast and scattered around are a lot of smaller, but still very important, SSSIs such as Dersingham Bog and Roydon Common. Each SSSI is made up of units and you can see the units, and, importantly, their condition with another couple of clicks;

Learn about the species that live inThe Wash SSSI National Nature Reserve, Norfolk, England, GB!

An expanse of mudflats and salt marsh provide a rich habitat for shellfish, wildfowl and seals at the Wash, England’s largest SSSI. The maps reveal the huge area affected by the SSSI improvement programme, with approximately hectares or 3.8 per cent of England, into recovering condition over years.

4. Saltmarsh breeding redshank on The Wash SSSI a) The Wash SSSI 4.1 The Wash is England’s largest SSSI. The SSSI citation states that “The whole area is of exceptional biological...

2023年8月24日 · There are just over 4,100 SSSIs in England covering more than 1.1million hectares, around 8% of England’s land area. They span the country - from city centres to remote coasts and mountains - and...

2023年8月21日 · Natural England requires a geological investigation of the buried sediments at Cowbit Wash SSSI & Horbling Fen SSSI to assess their condition. There are concerns that fluctuating water levels at bo...