Dungeness - Kent, UK
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Dragontree
N 50° 54.919 E 000° 58.625
31U E 357800 N 5642357
The end of the line Yellow Arrow is shown by the old, collapsed shed on the large shingle beach of Dungeness. It is a unique environment of stark contrast to the modern hubbub.
Waymark Code: WME3DP
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/29/2012
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We tried to find the Yellow Arrow to no avail, searching every post we could see. The building in the Yellow Arrow image is very apparent so we took photos at the best angles we could access. There is a new boardwalk at the location allowing access to the sea, funded by The National Lottery.
Wikipedia describes the environmental aspects:
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'Dungeness is one of the largest expanses of shingle in the world. It is of international conservation importance for its geomorphology, plant and invertebrate communities and birdlife. This is recognised and protected mostly through its conservation designations as a National Nature Reserve (NNR), a Special Protection Area (SPA), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) known as Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay.
There is a remarkable and unique variety of wildlife living at Dungeness, with over 600 different types of plant (a third of all those found in Britain). It is one of the best places in Britain to find insects such as moths, bees and beetles, and spiders; many of these are very rare, some found nowhere else in Britain.
The short-haired bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus, declared extinct in the UK nearly a decade ago, but which has survived in New Zealand after being shipped there more than 100 years ago, is to be reintroduced at Dungeness. It is planned that the first bees will be introduced in the spring of 2010.
The flooded gravel pits, both brackish and fresh water, provide an important refuge for many migratory and coastal bird species. The RSPB has a bird sanctuary there and every year thousands of bird watchers descend on the peninsula to catch a glimpse of a rare bird from the bird observatory.
One of the most remarkable features of the site is an area known as 'the patch' or, by anglers, as 'the boil'. The waste hot water and sewage from the Dungeness nuclear power stations are pumped into the sea through two outfall pipes, enriching the biological productivity of the sea bed and attracting seabirds from miles around.'