2016

SZ7799 : The end of Ella Nore

taken 8 years ago, near to West Wittering, West Sussex, England

The end of Ella Nore
The end of Ella Nore
Looking along the shingle spit of Ella Nore from near to the end of the public footpath that runs along the first part of it. A fence and sign a little further on informs walkers that the rest of the nore is inaccessible as it is a sensitive conservation area, particularly reserved for the breeding of Little Terns, though sadly none have actually bred there for many years, though other species have been more successful. The footpath heads almost due south from the fence heading back to the main coast, though it is only passable for a few hours either side of Low Tide as the sea inundates it towards High Tide and stretches remain underwater to a considerable depth for a quite a while afterwards.
Ella Nore

Ella Nore is a sand and shingle bank to the west of the village of West Wittering. It projects into the southernmost end of the Chichester Channel as it enters Stockers Lake, itself part of Chichester Harbour.
It is a short spit of land enclosing saltings, marsh and mud. The eastern tip of it is a nature conservation area where entry is not permitted so as to protect the nesting area of the numerous species of birds that thrive in this habitat.
The area is rich in wildlife with the mud providing rich pickings for sea and marshland birds such as gulls, ducks, geese and waders such as curlews; all of which can be heard and seen in this unspoilt location.


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Geographical Context: Coastal Estuary, Marine Place: Ella Nore Primary Subject: Conservation other tags: Shingle Spit Shingle Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Footpath Runs [11] · Near Ella Nore [11] · High Tide [8] · Low Tide [8] ·
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SZ7799, 100 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 16 January, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 19 January, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 7777 9960 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:47.4457N 0:53.8816W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 7762 9952
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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