b

Lyme Regis

Dorset  >  United Kingdom

The town of Lyme Regis is in South West Dorset close to the Devon border.

Tillagd* av Baz Willmott
Senast uppdaterad 17 oktober 2022

Beskrivning

Amongst natural history, two people stand out that were born in Lyme Regis, Mary Anning born in 1799 changed the way scientists thought about the history of the earth. She searched for fossils along the cliffs near Lyme Regis and at 12 years old discovered and identified the first Ichthyosaur. The coast around Lyme Regis is popularly known as the Jurassic Coast and is a World Heritage Site. Renowned ornithologist John Gould was born in the town in 1804. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's On The Origin Of Species.

Probably the most well known part of the town is The Cobb, a stone harbour breakwater that has been damaged many times by Winter storms. skärsnäppa can be found around this area, whilst it is possible to walk on the Cobb. BEWARE of storm conditions can become TREACHEROUS. Also during Spring/Autumn migration and during Winter the surrounding beaches hold större strandpipare, strandskata and roskarl. The longish Monmouth Beach is worth checking for waders, especially 3+ hours before high tide. The smaller Church Cliff Beach is worth close checking of the usual large Gull flock that often roost there for more unusual species. During Autumn/Early Winter storms with strong onshore winds dvärgmås, storlabb, kustlabb, fjällabb and even tärnmås get forced close to shore. Be sure to check trees/scrubland and Longmoor and Lister Gardens for landbirds especially during Spring/Autumn migration, svart rödstjärt are often seen and sometimes overwinter. The River Lim runs through the town and both strömstare and forsärla can be found.

Press STARS on map for location of above sites.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

The A3052 main road from Seaton (in Devon), follows the coast and eventually passes straight through Lyme Regis. On entering the town on the A3052 either use large Holbush Long Stay car park (Fee Payable) or better still use Monmouth Beach car park (Fee Payable). For the beach car park follow signs to Harbour & Cobb/Beaches & Boat Trips.

Terräng och habitat

Skog , Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Flod , Hav / ocean , Stad/by , Strand , Kanjon/klippa

Förhållanden

Platt , Kulligt , Klippigt , Öppet landskap , Risk för högvattten , Sandigt

Rundtur

Nej

Tubkikare behövs?

Ja

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vinter , Vår , Höst , Höststräck , Vårsträck

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Bred stig , Grusväg , Smal stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Genomsnittlig vandring

Nås

Till fots , Cykel , Bil

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

As is common with South West seaside locations, Lyme Regis can become very busy during the Summer months and car parks fill up very early in the day.

Länkar

Se lokaler i området som är publicerade på Birdingplaces

Karta

Top 5 fåglar

Andra fåglar du kan se här

Visa fler fåglar Visa färre fåglar
Visa fler bilder Visa färre bilder

Kommentarer

Ge feedback
Betygsätt denna lokal