Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TR 001 665[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 6,509.4 hectares (16,085 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1990[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Designations | |
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Official name | The Swale |
Designated | 17 July 1985 |
Reference no. | 299[2] |
The Swale is a tidal channel of the Thames estuary that separates the Isle of Sheppey from the rest of Kent. On its banks is a 6,509.4-hectare (16,085-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from Sittingbourne to Whitstable in Kent.[1][3] It is also a Ramsar internationally important wetland site[4] and a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[5] Parts of it are a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[6] National Nature Reserves,[7][8][9] a Kent Wildlife Trust nature reserve[10] and a Local Nature Reserve.[11]
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