Gibraltar Point - Definition and Overview

Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of approximately 430 hectares.

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.

External Link

Descriptive website (http://lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/gib/)