Widewater Lagoon
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationLancing, West Sussex
OS gridTQ 199 041
Area8.8 hectares (22 acres)
Managed byLancing Parish Council

Widewater Lagoon is a 8.8-hectare (22-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Lancing in West Sussex. It is owned by West Sussex County Council and managed by Lancing Parish Council.[1][2]

This coastal saline lagoon is separated from Lancing Beach by a man-made shingle bank. The water is brackish and there are wildfowl such as herons and swans.[1] A survey of the lagoon in 2013 found a wide range of flora and fauna including the rare water beetle Enochrus bicolor.[3]

There is access from Brighton Road, West Beach Road and via the footpath and cycle path running eastwards from Lancing beach green.

The Ivell's sea anemone is only known from this lagoon.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Widewater Lagoon". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Widewater Lagoon". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ Joyce, Christopher; Ward, Raymond; Waller, Catherine L.; Rainbow, Ben; Fawcett, Dave (18 December 2013). "A baseline survey of Widewater lagoon, West Sussex". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

50°49′26″N 0°17′56″W / 50.824°N 0.299°W / 50.824; -0.299

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