Climping Beach
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 021 010[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 32.1 hectares (79 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Climping Beach is a 32.1-hectare (79-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Littlehampton in West Sussex.[1][2] The eastern half is designated a Local Nature Reserve called West Beach.[3][4]
This stretch of shoreline has sand dunes at the back with a vegetated shingle beach, which is a nationally uncommon habitat, in front. The intertidal zone has soft muds and sands with many invertebrates, which are an important source of food for wintering birds, especially sanderling.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Climping Beach". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Map of Climping Beach". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: West Beach". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Map of West Beach". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Climping Beach citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.