Gutner Point

Gutner Point is a 69-hectare (170-acre) Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.[1][2] It is part of Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] of Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation,[5] and of Chichester Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6]

Gutner Point
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationHayling Island, Hampshire
OS gridSU 738 016
Area69 hectares (170 acres)
Managed byHampshire Countryside Service

This site in Chichester Harbour has inter-tidal muds, grassland and saltmarsh. Flora includes sea-lavender. Many birds feed on invertebrates in the mud at low tide and rest on foreshore at high tide.[7]

There is no public access to the site.

References
  1. "Gutner Point". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Gutner Point". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Chichester Harbour". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. "Gutner Point". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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