Seasalter Levels

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Kent, England}}

{{infobox park

| name = Seasalter Levels

| photo = Seasalter Levels - geograph.org.uk - 145409.jpg

| photo_caption =

| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TR 084 641

| location = Whitstable, Kent

| area = {{convert|71.4 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager = Canterbury City Council

}}

Seasalter Levels is a {{convert| 71.4|ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} Local Nature Reserve in Seasalter, on the western outskirts of Whitstable in Kent. It is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009128&SiteName=&countyCode=24&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Seasalter Levels |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 7 March 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009128%27|title=Map of Seasalter Levels|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate=7 March 2018}} It is part of The Swale Ramsar site,{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11071&SiteName=swale&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: The Swale | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 22 January 2018}} Special Protection Area{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9012011&SiteName=swale&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: The Swale | series= Special Protection Area|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 22 January 2018}} and Site of Special Scientific Interest.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003678&SiteName=swale&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: The Swale | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 22 January 2018}}

This freshwater grazing marsh is important for wildfowl and wading birds such as wigeons, redshanks, lapwings, mallards and shelducks.

There is no public access to the site.

{{commons category|Seasalter Levels}}

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{{Local Nature Reserves in Kent}}

Category:Local Nature Reserves in Kent