North Binness Island
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North Binness Island is an island in Langstone Harbour
It is 900 metres (984.3 yd) long and up to 250 metres (273.4 yd) wide but only rises to 2.5 metres (8 ft) above Ordnance Datum
The island was originally (along with a large part of Farlington Marshes
) part of Binner's Island. The island has been uninhabited in recent times but there is evidence of historical occupation. A 100 metres (109.4 yd) long earthwork on the island has been suggested to date from the 18th century. There is also archaeological evidence that suggests the island was occupied during the bronze age and the Roman period. Finds from the bronze age include evidence of a salt works. The Island and has also produced finds dating back to the Mesolithic period prior to the formation of Langstone Harbour and the island.
The island was formerly home to a pond which is now filled with mud.Plants on the island consist of salt-water grasses and a few trees.
In 1978 the island along with the other islands in Langstone harbour was acquired by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
who turned it into a bird sanctuary. Since that time unauthorised landings have been forbidden.
Langstone Harbour
Langstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel in Hampshire, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Langstone to the north. Geographically it is a ria....
It is 900 metres (984.3 yd) long and up to 250 metres (273.4 yd) wide but only rises to 2.5 metres (8 ft) above Ordnance Datum
Ordnance Datum
In the British Isles, an Ordnance Datum or OD is a vertical datum used by an ordnance survey as the basis for deriving altitudes on maps. A spot height may be expressed as AOD for "above ordnance datum". Usually mean sea level is used for the datum...
The island was originally (along with a large part of Farlington Marshes
Farlington Marshes
Farlington Marshes is an area of reclaimed land in Langstone harbour. It was reclaimed from the harbour in 1771 and includes a larger part of what was formerly Binner's Island . Farlington Marshes is about 120 hectares in size and features both freshwater marsh and brackish marsh...
) part of Binner's Island. The island has been uninhabited in recent times but there is evidence of historical occupation. A 100 metres (109.4 yd) long earthwork on the island has been suggested to date from the 18th century. There is also archaeological evidence that suggests the island was occupied during the bronze age and the Roman period. Finds from the bronze age include evidence of a salt works. The Island and has also produced finds dating back to the Mesolithic period prior to the formation of Langstone Harbour and the island.
The island was formerly home to a pond which is now filled with mud.Plants on the island consist of salt-water grasses and a few trees.
In 1978 the island along with the other islands in Langstone harbour was acquired by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Bird Notes and News was first published in April 1903.The title changed to 'Bird Notes' in 1947. In the 1950s, there were four copies per year . Each volume covered two years, spread over three calendar years...
who turned it into a bird sanctuary. Since that time unauthorised landings have been forbidden.