Climping Beach

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]

Climping Beach
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 021 010[1]
InterestBiological
Area32.1 hectares (79 acres)[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

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
  1. "Designated Sites View: Climping Beach". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "Map of Climping Beach". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. "Designated Sites View: West Beach". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Map of West Beach". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. "Climping Beach citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

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