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The Kench, Hayling Island

The Kench, Hayling Island

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The Kench, Hayling Island is a 6-hectare (15-acre) Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.[1][2] It is part of Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation[5] and Langstone Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6]

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This site on the south shore of Langstone Harbour is an area of saltmarsh and intertidal mud. Birds use the mud as a feeding area at low tide and roost on a shingle ridge during high tide.[1]

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    "The Kench, Hayling Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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    "Map of The Kench, Hayling Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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    "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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    "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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    "Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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    "Designated Sites View: Langstone Harbour". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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