Douglas Marine Drive Information Board - Marine Drive - Douglas Head, Isle of Man.
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Mike_bjm
N 54° 08.439 W 004° 28.245
30U E 403921 N 6000170
This information board can be found alongside the Ornamental Gateway on the Marine rive on Douglas Head.
Waymark Code: WM138FQ
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 10/11/2020
Views: 2
This information board can be found alongside the Ornamental Gateway on the Marine Drive on Douglas Head on the site of what was once the former tollhouse for entry on to the Marine Drive.
The board is alongside a bench and a pair of publicly provided binoculars.
This board is entitled:
Douglas Marine Drive
It contains the following information:
'What you are likely to see?' which followed by a section on Birds followed by fuller details on the Peregrine Falcon Falco pereginus & Manx Gaelic - Shirragh y Ree. This section also has 3 photographs of a Manx Shearwater, an adult Peregrine Falcon, and an adult Falcon with its chick.
On the righthand side of the board visitors are asked to report sighting of whales, dolphins or porpoises to www.mwdw.net
and
Basking sharks to www.manxbaskingsharkwatch.com
The righthand side of the board also displays 10 colour photographs of some the underwater life off the Manx Coast.
This board is one of three in this location which were provided by Manx Maritime Scene and Manx Wildlife Trust and the boards were installed with help and support from the following:
Sponsored by the Regeneration Scheme
Isle of Man Government
Manx Lottery Trust
Manx Bird Life
and
Manx Whale & Dolphin Watch.
Visit Instructions:
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