The reserve is owned by Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council and is administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. The reserve comprises two parallel ridges of sand dunes—the "east dunes" and the "west dunes"—separated by about half a kilometre (550 yards) of salt marsh; and an area on the seaward side with further salt marsh and sand, shingle and muddy beaches. The reserve extends for a distance of about 5 km (3 mi) along the coast, from the southern end of Skegness to the northern corner of The Wash (Gibraltar Point itself is at the southernmost tip, and marks the point where the North Sea coast turns southwest towards Boston). A golf course occupies much of the west dunes (the inland side) at the Skegness end of the area. Gibraltar Point is an area of coastal deposition—at the end of the 18th century the west dunes were by the shore, but they are now a kilometre inland.
In 2016 a new visitor centre opened at the southern end of the reserve to replace the previous one which had been damaged by Cyclone Xaver. There are numerous paths around the area, and several artificial lakes and hides. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust also owns an old farm and land just inshore of the west dunes at the southern end of the reserve, again with an artificial lake and hides. Revenue from car parks assists in the upkeep of the area.
Gibraltar Point is part of the twice daily inshore waters forecast in the extended form of the Shipping Forecast broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
The reserve's importance is recognised by its various designations:
The reserve is home to a great variety of birdlife, mostly wildfowl, waders and gulls. The geography of the area, at the northern mouth of The Wash, makes the reserve very popular with migrant birds and many nationally rare species have been recorded. A total of 325 bird species have been recorded at the site as of 2021, the highest such total for any site in Lincolnshire.[2] Recently, these have included black stork, pallid harrier, caspian tern, red-flanked bluetail and rustic bunting during 2015,[3] and broad-billed sandpiper, black-winged pratincole and great reed warbler in 2014.[4]
gibraltar, point, lincolnshire, gibraltar, point, national, nature, reserve, area, about, coast, lincolnshire, england, gibraltar, pointgibraltar, point, beach, sunriseos, gridtf560580coordinates53, 09641, 32838, 09641, 32838, coordinates, 09641, 32838, 09641,. Gibraltar Point national nature reserve is an area of about 4 3 km2 1 7 sq mi on the coast of Lincolnshire England Gibraltar PointGibraltar Point beach at sunriseOS gridTF560580Coordinates53 05 47 N 0 19 42 E 53 09641 N 0 32838 E 53 09641 0 32838 Coordinates 53 05 47 N 0 19 42 E 53 09641 N 0 32838 E 53 09641 0 32838Area437 hectares 1 080 acres Managed byLincolnshire Wildlife TrustRamsar WetlandDesignated5 March 1993Reference no 589 1 The reserve is owned by Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council and is administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust The reserve comprises two parallel ridges of sand dunes the east dunes and the west dunes separated by about half a kilometre 550 yards of salt marsh and an area on the seaward side with further salt marsh and sand shingle and muddy beaches The reserve extends for a distance of about 5 km 3 mi along the coast from the southern end of Skegness to the northern corner of The Wash Gibraltar Point itself is at the southernmost tip and marks the point where the North Sea coast turns southwest towards Boston A golf course occupies much of the west dunes the inland side at the Skegness end of the area Gibraltar Point is an area of coastal deposition at the end of the 18th century the west dunes were by the shore but they are now a kilometre inland In 2016 a new visitor centre opened at the southern end of the reserve to replace the previous one which had been damaged by Cyclone Xaver There are numerous paths around the area and several artificial lakes and hides The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust also owns an old farm and land just inshore of the west dunes at the southern end of the reserve again with an artificial lake and hides Revenue from car parks assists in the upkeep of the area Gibraltar Point is part of the twice daily inshore waters forecast in the extended form of the Shipping Forecast broadcast on BBC Radio 4 The reserve s importance is recognised by its various designations SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest NNR national nature reserve Ramsar wetland site wetland of international importance SPA Special Protection Area Contents 1 Flora and fauna 1 1 Birds 1 2 Flora 2 References 3 External linksFlora and fauna EditBirds Edit The reserve is home to a great variety of birdlife mostly wildfowl waders and gulls The geography of the area at the northern mouth of The Wash makes the reserve very popular with migrant birds and many nationally rare species have been recorded A total of 325 bird species have been recorded at the site as of 2021 the highest such total for any site in Lincolnshire 2 Recently these have included black stork pallid harrier caspian tern red flanked bluetail and rustic bunting during 2015 3 and broad billed sandpiper black winged pratincole and great reed warbler in 2014 4 Notable breeding birds at the site include little tern common shelduck ringed plover oystercatcher and common redshank whilst the site is of international significance for overwintering wader species such as oystercatcher grey plover red knot sanderling and bar tailed godwit Nationally important numbers of ringed plover also overwinter 5 The site is home to a bird observatory which has studied bird migration in the area since April 1949 6 Flora Edit Gibraltar Point has the northernmost colony of sea heath in Britain References Edit Gibraltar Point Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 Casey Colin Clarkson John Espin Phil Hyde Phil 2021 The Birds of Lincolnshire Norwich Swallowtail Print Hudson Nigel October 2016 Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2015 PDF British Birds Hudson Nigel October 2015 Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2014 PDF British Birds SSSI Citation Gibraltar Point PDF Natural England Retrieved 13 July 2020 Gibraltar Point Lincolnshire Bird Club Retrieved 13 July 2020 External links Edit Media related to Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve at Wikimedia Commons Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory Gibraltar Point Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Government Join Nature Conservation Committee JNCC PagePortals England United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gibraltar Point Lincolnshire amp oldid 1116651261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
