West Hayling Explained

West Hayling is a 76.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Havant Borough Council and managed by the council and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.^{[1] [2]} It is part of Langstone Harbour, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.^{[3] [4]} It is also part of Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation^[5] and of Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site^[6] and Special Protection Area.^[7]

This site has large areas of intertidal mudflats and lagoons with vast numbers of marine invertebrates, which provide food for tens of thousands of wintering and breeding birds.^{[1] [8]}

References

50.826°N -0.989°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: West Hayling . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 May 2020.
2. Web site: Map of West Hayling . Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 27 May 2020.
3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Langstone Harbour . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 May 2020.
4. Web site: Map of Langstone Harbour. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 May 2020.
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 6 April 2019.
6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours . Ramsar Site . Natural England . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162727/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11013&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . 1 April 2019 . live .
7. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours . Special Protection Areas . Natural England . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162824/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011011&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . 1 April 2019 . live .
8. Web site: Langstone Harbour. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 27 May 2020.