A coastal site on the Solway Firth proposed to the Society primarily for birds and plants. Actually spelt Rerrick, but cited as Rerwick by the Society, today, the cliffs and coast here are protected as two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs): Torrs to Mason's Walk and Abbey Burn Foot to Balcary Point. Windswept maritime cliffs, vegetated shingle and saltmarsh attract breeding seabirds like cormorant, kittiwake, fulmar and guillemot, along with a nationally scarce species of pill woodlouse.
(Above) the original SPNR survey documents for Rerwick Cliffs
More information on Rerwick Cliffs
Visit the Scottish Natural Heritage page for Abbey Burn Foot to Balacry Point SSSI
Visit the Scottish Natural Heritage page for Torrs to Mason’s Walk SSSI
Read the Scottish Natural Heritage leaflet (PDF) about the Solway Coast Heritage Trail
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