Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Sussex Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve is a 465 hectares mosaic of coastal habitats – shingle, saltmarsh, saline lagoons, coastal grazing marsh, freshwater ditches and gravel pits, and reedbeds. It is home to 4,500 species of plants and animals of which more than 300 are nationally rare or endangered.

To watch and enjoy these wildlife experiences you can explore much of the site through a network of paths with five birdwatching hides accessible to most wheelchairs.

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