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The Shotley Peninsula is a rural area east of the A137 Ipswich-Colchester road located between the rivers Stour and Orwell in Suffolk, England. The peninsula is named after the settlements of Shotley and Shotley Gate which are situated near its south-eastern tip. Other villages on the peninsula include Chelmondiston, Erwarton (Arwarton), Freston, Harkstead, Holbrook, Stutton, Tattingstone, Wherstead and Woolverstone. The population was 10,310 according to the 2001 Census, approximately 12.4% of the total population of Babergh District.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.babergh.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BF490A71-9E51-41FC-BE15-D66214D3DA80/0/04087305ShotleyPeninsulaMainReport.pdf )〕 == Geography == The rivers Stour and Orwell meet at Shotley Gate and merge to join with the North Sea. The Stour and Orwell is a designated Special Protection Area,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2011 )〕 a Site of Special Scientific Interest〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unitlist.cfm?sssi_id=1002511 )〕 and a Ramsar site for wetland habitats.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/RIS/UK11067.pdf )〕 The landscape is predominantly ancient estate farmlands, with salt marshes and intertidal mudflats. The mudflats are an important winter feeding area for estuary birds, wild fowl and waders. The wetlands and estuaries are home to otters and water voles. There are significant areas of woodland, parkland and hedgerows with dormouse and stag beetle populations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.stourandorwellsociety.org.uk/LANDSCAPE_CHARACTER_.html )〕 Trips to places of local interest can be arranged through (Shotley Peninsula Tours ) The main crops farmed on the peninsula are winter wheat, winter and spring barley, potatoes and sugar beet. The climate and soil on the peninsula are also suitable for viticulture and a small vineyard occupies the valley below St. Mary's church, Shotley, but is currently not being utilised.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/shotley_vineyard_boost_1_99227 )〕 Footpaths on the peninsula shoreline are at risk of coastal erosion, which is being mitigated by the efforts of the local community.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-14972789 )〕 In light of climate change and the risk of rising sea levels, a farm in Shotley has been planning to breach the sea wall in a managed retreat (or coastal realignment) to create new habitats and landscapes, supporting tourism in the region.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ukcip.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/Business_casestudies/BCS_Coastal.pdf )〕 The Shotley peninsular experiences a maritime climate with a narrow range of temperature and rainfall spread evenly throughout the year. The nearest weather station for which data is available is East Bergholt, 7 miles west of Holbrook. See Ipswich Climate data. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shotley Peninsula」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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