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Categories: Lincolnshire | Site of Special Scientific Interest | Special protection areas in the UK | National Nature Reserves in England | Ramsar sites in the UK
Gibraltar Point
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of approximately 4.3 square kilometres.
It comprises sandy and muddy seashores, sand-dunes, saltmarshes and freshwater habitats extending for a distance of about three miles along the Lincolnshire coast, from the southern end of Skegness to the entrance of the Wash..
Its importance is recognised by its various designations:
- SSSI, Site of Special Scientific Interest
- NNR National Nature Reserve
- RAMSAR (site of international wetland importance),
- SPA Special Protection Area.
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