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Spurn Point (or Spurn Head as it is also known) is a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary.
It is over 3 miles (4.8Km) long, almost half the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 5 yards (4-6M) wide in places.
The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and disused lighthouse.
Spurn’s fragile but unique location means that there are many different communities of plants living side by side. Many of the plants at Spurn have adapted to live in this quite hostile environment. The island’s sand dunes are a good place to find Sea Buckthorn and Marram Grass, species which help to stabilise and bind the dunes together through their root systems. You can also find Sea Holly which grows on dunes especially where the sand is moving around – these are plants designed to retain moisture.
The island is on a north-south-east-west axis for passing birds, resulting in some real oddities that land on Spurn out of the blue. In August and September bird watchers can spot Wheatear, Whinchat, Redstart, and Spotted Flycatchers. Many wading birds like to feed on the mudflats, where they probe for worms and other creatures. Look out for Dunlin, Redshank and Curlews.
Spurn Point Qso information
LAT : 53.34.31 N
LNG : 0.06.33 E
LOC : JO Ø3 BO
NGR : TA 41153 11282
WAB : TA-41
Lighthouses :
Spurn Head (old) : A2424X
Spurn Head (high) : A2424Y
Spurn Head (low) : A2425X
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