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Natural Environment
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Natural Environment
The Guernsey environment is unique and is central to every aspect of life. Our coastal zone, boasting one of the largest tidal ranges in the world, has a range of sea life to be envied and protected whilst the tides and bathymetry1 offer the opportunity to harness clean, renewable energy. That same tidal zone along with the coastal fringe, rugged cliffs and natural flora and fauna provide Guernsey with a characteristic landscape worthy of international recognition. It also presents an opportunity and risk in terms of land reclamation and development and is the island's first defence against the encroachment of the sea.
Guernsey's countryside with its narrow lanes, earth banks, douits, vernacular architecture and small hedgerow bordered fields (supported by the dairy farming of a prized breed) presents a mosaic of land parcels where individual species and small constrained habitats are key to the island's biodiversity.
Environment Department
Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1FH, Channel IslandsTel: +44 1481 717200 Fax: +44 1481 717099
Email: environment@gov.gg
