| Country |
England |
| Natura
2000 site location |
Lincolnshire |
| Nearest
urban settlement |
Louth |
| Natura
2000 site name |
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe
Dunes National Nature Reserve |
| Natura
2000 site number |
UK0030270 |
| Size
of site (hectares) |
552
ha |
| Site
description / classification |
Coastal
dune system / pSPA, SAC, SSSI, pRamsar site |
| Key
species |
dunlin |
| little
tern |
| redshank |
| knot |
| ruff |
| whimbrel |
| brent
goose |
| sanderling |
| wigeon |
| lapland
bunting |
| snow
bunting |
| twite |
| twite |
| hen
harrier |
| natterjack
toad |
| water
vole |
| sea
buckthorn |
| Key
habitats |
Embryonic
shifting dunes |
| Shifting
dunes (white dunes) |
| Fixed
dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes) |
| Dunes
with sea buckthorn |
| Humid
dune slacks |
| Sand/mudflats |
| Saltmarsh |
| Vegetated
shingle |
Key
management issues |
Visitor
and recreational pressures on habitats and ground nesting birds. Balance of
scrub (particularly sea buckthorn) and dune grassland and associated grazing.
Invasive species especially clematis. |
| Promoting
the Natura 2000 at the local level |
We
always mention the European importance of the site in press releases, guided
visits etc. |
| Involving
local stakeholders in the management planning process - creating a local
area partnership |
Revision
of management plan (2006-2010) involving stakeholders through liaison with
consulation board and parish councils. Advantage is that all stakeholders
can input into vision and site analysis and come up with agreed common aims. |
| Site
twinning and networking |
Liaison
with Ainsdale Dunes NNR over management of buckthorn and recreational pressures,
particularly Kite buggies and with Holkham NNR over nudism. |
| Branding
Natura 2000 |
All
our main signs carry the Natura 2000 network logo and refer to the designation.
Our leaflet and interpretation stresses the European importance of the site. |
| Agreeing
to become an NNi ambassador |
Simon
Cooter (English Nature) simon.cooter(a)english-nature.org.uk
is an NNi Ambassador. |