Info-NaturalFeatures

The Whole Walney Whiz
The natural features of Walney Island, Cumbria, UK.
Try checking and unchecking the "Low Tide Overlay" as you view the items in this tour to reveal the difference in the shoreline between high and low tides
Images © walneyisle.co.uk

SSSI
The area outlined in ORANGE is the South Walney & Piel Channel Flats Site of Special Scientific Interest.
You can find out more about it on NatureOnTheMap.org.uk

SSSI
The area outlined in RED is the Duddon Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest.

SSSI
The area outlined in GREEN is the Morecambe Bay Site of Special Scientific Interest

scars

Hilpsford Scar
A shingle shoreline and glacial deposits (piles of boulders known as Scars) dominate the entire west coast and encroach some way into the channel at both ends.
HINT: Try checking and unchecking the "Low Tide Overlay" as you view these scars to reveal the difference in the shoreline between high and low tides.

Cross Dike Scar

Cows Ley Scar

Bent Haw Scar

Tummer Hill Scar

Hollow Scar

Mill Hill Scar

North Scar

North Outflow
The narrow channel on the north west corner of Walney which never quite dries out
Image © walneyisle.co.uk

Dunes
Sand Dunes are the predominant feature of the North End
Image © walneyisle.co.uk

Scarth Channel
A fast running tidal stream and shifting sands make this a dangerous place to be for the unwary.

Scarth Bight

Walney Meetings
The area in which the north and south bound tidal streams meet
Image © walneyisle.co.uk

North End Marsh
Difficult to access on foot this satmarsh is arguably the most rewarding marsh to visit

Dova Haw
Once the site of a lighthouse this part-time island is a great place to picnic in a small boat

Tummer Hill Marsh
With a road bounding 50% of it's perimiter Tummer Hill Marsh is the most easily accessible of all Walney's marshes

Heading Haw
Another part time island is Heading Haw which was once the site of a munitions dump.

Wylock Marsh
Wylock Saltmarsh

Sheep Island
Rarely visited and no longer use for grazing - Sheep Island was once the site of an isolation hospital used by visiting ships for any crew member who had a fever

Haws Bed Marsh
Walney has one of the largest areas of salt marsh in europe

South Reserve
Managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust - Walney's South Reserve is the only place on the island making a realistic attempt to comply with the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995