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Dengie nature reserve, the Glossary

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: A Nature Conservation Review, Bar-tailed godwit, Black-tailed godwit, Blackwater Estuary, Bradwell Shell Bank, Bradwell-on-Sea, Brant (goose), Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Dengie Peninsula, Dunlin, Essex, Essex Wildlife Trust, Eurasian oystercatcher, Geological Conservation Review, Great cormorant, Great crested grebe, Grey plover, Hen harrier, National nature reserve, Northern lapwing, Ramsar Convention, Ramsar site, Red knot, River Crouch, Salt marsh, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area.

  2. Coastal environment of Essex

A Nature Conservation Review

A Nature Conservation Review is a two-volume work by Derek Ratcliffe, published by Cambridge University Press in 1977. Dengie nature reserve and a Nature Conservation Review are nature Conservation Review sites.

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Bar-tailed godwit

The bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a large and strongly migratory wader in the family Scolopacidae, which feeds on bristle-worms and shellfish on coastal mudflats and estuaries.

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Black-tailed godwit

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

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Blackwater Estuary

The Blackwater Estuary is the estuary of the River Blackwater between Maldon and West Mersea in Essex. Dengie nature reserve and Blackwater Estuary are nature Conservation Review sites, Ramsar sites in England, sites of Special Scientific Interest in Essex and special Protection Areas in England.

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Bradwell Shell Bank

Bradwell Shell Bank is a nature reserve on the coast of the Dengie Peninsula near Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex.

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Bradwell-on-Sea

Bradwell-on-Sea is a village and civil parish in Essex, England; it is on the Dengie peninsula.

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Brant (goose)

The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a small goose of the genus Branta.

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Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, is a Christian church dating from the years 660–662 and among the oldest largely intact churches in England.

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Dengie Peninsula

Dengie (pronounced with a soft 'g') is a peninsula in Essex, England, that once formed a hundred of the same name (sometimes spelled Dengy).

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Dunlin

The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader in the genus Calidris.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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Essex Wildlife Trust

The Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT) is one of 46 wildlife trusts which cover the United Kingdom.

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Eurasian oystercatcher

The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae.

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Geological Conservation Review

The Geological Conservation Review (GCR) is produced by the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee and is designed to identify those sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the geological and geomorphological features of Britain.

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Great cormorant

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the black shag or kawau in New Zealand, formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds.

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Great crested grebe

The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds.

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Grey plover

The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions.

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Hen harrier

The hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) is a bird of prey.

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National nature reserve

Nature reserves deemed to be of national importance, or controlled by a national-level body may be known as national nature reserves.

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Northern lapwing

The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit, green plover, or (in Ireland and Great Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily.

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Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).

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Ramsar site

A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,.

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Red knot

The red knot or just knot (Calidris canutus) is a medium-sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia.

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River Crouch

The River Crouch is a small river that flows entirely through the English county of Essex. Dengie nature reserve and river Crouch are Ramsar sites in England.

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Salt marsh

A salt marsh, saltmarsh or salting, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Special Area of Conservation

A special area of conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora.

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Special Protection Area

A special protection area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

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See also

Coastal environment of Essex

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengie_nature_reserve

Also known as Dengie SPA, Dengie SPA, Essex.