An area of mudflats, sand-dunes and estuarine marshes, listed by the SPNR for its 'saltings'. It is now a National Nature Reserve managed by Kent Wildlife Trust and others in a partnership. It is a complex mosaic of habitats including saltmarsh, ancient dune pasture, chalk cliffs and coastal scrubland. The Trust describes it as ‘the best remaining complex of this type in the southeast, showing a complete series of seashore habitats’. It is an internationally important site for wading birds and wildfowl. The salt marsh is home to sea lavender and the rare golden samphire whilst the dune pastures host a range of orchids.
(Above) The original SPNR survey documents for Pegwell Bay.
More information on Pegwell Bay
Visit the Kent Wildlife Trust web page for Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve
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