Locations in Thanet – Pegwell Bay Nature Reserve
If there is one site in Thanet that gets exceptional sunsets, Pegwell Bay is that spot! With its chalk cliffs, salt-water marsh-lands and salt-flats, it certainly is one of Thanet’s most unique pieces of coastline.
Part of Pegwell Bay is a nature reserve, with seashore habitats including mudflats and salt marsh with migrating waders and wildfowl. It is considered to be a nature reserve of international importance. Pegwell Bay is also home to a range of seashore birds and wildlife found nowhere else in East Kent. So if you plan to go, make sure to take a pair of binoculars. Or a long lensed camera with you.
You may spot something incredible
And incredible is something I certainly did spot on my last trip to Pegwell Bay. At dusk, hundreds of Lapwings soared across the sky, creating such a beautiful murmuration. Familiar birds of farmlands and wetlands, Lapwings can often be seen wheeling through winter skies in large, black and white flocks. As spring approaches, these flocks get smaller and some birds head back to their continental breeding grounds. While others disperse to breed in the UK.
The salt marshes at Pegwell Bay are of national importance for a reason. It brings in so many different species of birds. Feasting off the creatures within the wetlands and salt flats that link to the nearby River Stour. It’s a little corner of geological and natural beauty. One that I’m so glad to live so close to a beautiful piece of coast.
If there is one site in Thanet that gets exceptional sunsets, Pegwell Bay is that spot! With its chalk cliffs, salt-water marsh-lands and salt-flats, it certainly is one of Thanet’s most unique pieces of coastline.
Part of Pegwell Bay is a nature reserve, with seashore habitats including mudflats and salt marsh with migrating waders and wildfowl. It is considered to be a nature reserve of international importance. Pegwell Bay is also home to a range of seashore birds and wildlife found nowhere else in East Kent. So if you plan to go, make sure to take a pair of binoculars. Or a long lensed camera with you.
You may spot something incredible
And incredible is something I certainly did spot on my last trip to Pegwell Bay. At dusk, hundreds of Lapwings soared across the sky, creating such a beautiful murmuration. Familiar birds of farmlands and wetlands, Lapwings can often be seen wheeling through winter skies in large, black and white flocks. As spring approaches, these flocks get smaller and some birds head back to their continental breeding grounds. While others disperse to breed in the UK.
The salt marshes at Pegwell Bay are of national importance for a reason. It brings in so many different species of birds. Feasting off the creatures within the wetlands and salt flats that link to the nearby River Stour. It’s a little corner of geological and natural beauty. One that I’m so glad to live so close to a beautiful piece of coast.
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About me
Hey my love, I’m Rebecca. A visual storyteller, unleashing the power of photo and video to rewilding our connection to nature. I am also an AuDHD – an autistic ADHDer.
By illuminating the liminal space where myth, magick and intellect meet, we ignite collective curiosity, enchantment and awe to empower the healing of people and planet.
My work as a photographer and ocean storyteller has taken me from the wild coasts of Scotland to the wild edges of Iceland.
It was with immense gratitude and a sense of deepening purpose that a story I captured gain 2nd Place in the Conservation (Impact) category for Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024.
As President of the Board of Trustees for Whale Wise and a Marine Mammal Medic with BDMLR, I advocate for our blue planet through powerful visuals and purpose-driven narratives.
Together, let’s embrace the wild edges where of people, place, and planet meet.
Fill your winter nights with wonder
Chasing the aurora borealis
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE: HOW TO SEE AND PHOTOGRAPH aurora borealis
There are 7 sections & 34 lessons which dive into, guiding you step-by-step through my framework for chasing the aurora. There’s a handy checklist you either print off or save to an album in your phone gallery – super handy for when you’re out and about on your aurora adventure.
- The shrinking of the wild edge and why we feel it so deeply
- Stone Bay: soft chalk light and timeless stillnes
- Silent shores and steady boats: Ramsgate remembers Operation Dynamo 85 years on
- Margate Main Sands: light, legacy and tidal rhythm – Locations in Thanet
- Ramsgate Eastcliff: soft skies and soul-filled stillness – Locations in Thanet
- West Bay: soft tide lines and golden calm – Locations in Thanet
- Botany Bay: sculpted chalk and salt-soaked stillness – Locations in Thanet
- Ramsgate Royal Harbour: light, legacy and tidal stories – Locations in Thanet
- Louisa Bay: a tidal bay lined with chalk cliffs
About me
Hey my love, I’m Rebecca. A visual storyteller, unleashing the power of photo and video to rewilding our connection to nature. I am also an AuDHD – an autistic ADHDer.
By illuminating the liminal space where myth, magick and intellect meet, we ignite collective curiosity, enchantment and awe to empower the healing of people and planet.
My work as a photographer and ocean storyteller has taken me from the wild coasts of Scotland to the wild edges of Iceland.
It was with immense gratitude and a sense of deepening purpose that a story I captured gain 2nd Place in the Conservation (Impact) category for Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024.
As President of the Board of Trustees for Whale Wise and a Marine Mammal Medic with BDMLR, I advocate for our blue planet through powerful visuals and purpose-driven narratives.
Together, let’s embrace the wild edges where of people, place, and planet meet.
Fill your winter nights with wonder
Chasing the aurora borealis
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE: HOW TO SEE AND PHOTOGRAPH aurora borealis
There are 7 sections & 34 lessons which dive into, guiding you step-by-step through my framework for chasing the aurora. There’s a handy checklist you either print off or save to an album in your phone gallery – super handy for when you’re out and about on your aurora adventure.
