Bradwell Shell Bank

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Coordinates: 51°44′06″N 0°56′46″E / 51.735°N 0.946°E / 51.735; 0.946
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Bradwell Shell Bank
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TypeNature reserve
LocationBradwell-on-Sea, Essex
OS gridTM 035 081
AreaN/Av
Managed byEssex Wildlife Trust

Bradwell Shell Bank is a nature reserve on the coast of the

Nature Conservation Review.[2][7]

The site is a large area of saltmarsh together with some 12 hectares (30 acres) of shell bank. Birds which breed on the shell bank include

rock samphires.[1]

Part of the reserve is accessible at low tide by a footpath from the Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bradwell Shell Bank". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Dengie citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Map of Dengie". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1)" (PDF). DEFRA. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Essex Estuaries". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ISBN 0521-21403-3
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51°44′06″N 0°56′46″E / 51.735°N 0.946°E / 51.735; 0.946

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