Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

The water in the dock can be potentially slightly brackish. The dock is lined with semi-mature trees and the water itself could potentially be slightly brackish. Around 30 floating pontoons connected in a line across the dock support marginal vegetation including greater reedmace and common reed. The pontoons along with the open water provide good foraging habitat for bats and birds and are likely to support fish and common amphibians. Dense submerged growth of rigid hornwort, fennel pondweed and Canadian waterweed have been recorded in the past and if still abundant are likely to make this an important fish nursery. At least two species of damselfly breed here. The mature tree canopy surrounding the docks is likely to provide an important commuting and foraging route for bats travelling between Albion Channel, Dock Hill Avenue, Deal Porter's Walk and the River Thames.

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