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Nature Designations
The Thanet coast area consists of many nature
designations:
- two Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
- a Special Protection Area (SPA)
- a Wetland of International importance under the Ramsar
convention (Ramsar Site) and
- all covered as 'Sites of Special Scientific
Interest' (SSSI)
- includes Kent's largest National Nature Reserve
- Sandwich and Pegwell Bay NNR
- Glossary for site definitions
Collectively, they are known as the North East Kent
European marine sites (map). These sites are
legally protected and the shore and sea has a statutory management scheme which ensures
that they are managed in a way that conserves their internationally
important wildlife.
The citations
for these designations (SAC; SPA and SSSIs) can
be found in the Appendices of the Management Scheme 2001-6
Some key points
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Thanet Coast Project
Telephone: +44 (0) 1843 577672
Fax: +44 (0) 1843 577686
E-mail: thanet.coast
@thanet.gov.uk
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