Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B2, C2 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 985 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | very unfavourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Chesil Beach is one of the largest shingle structures in Britain, measuring 150-200 m in width, and running for 28 km from Burton Bradstock in the west to the Isle of Portland in the east. The beach encloses The Fleet, the largest tidal lagoon in Britain. The IBA supports large numbers of wildfowl in winter.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Chesil Beach and the Fleet. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/12/2020.
