Flora and Fauna
A 148 hectares (370 acres) stretch of the Huntspill River, from Gold Corner to Huntspill Sluice (i.e. excluding the Cripps River), is a National Nature Reserve. The NNR is managed by the Environment Agency, rather than by Natural England, who are responsible for most of the other reserves in England. This arrangement is authorised by section 35 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and funding for the maintenance and upkeep of the river as a reserve is still provided by Natural England. The river discharges into the River Parrett just south of Highbridge. The Parrett flows into Bridgwater Bay, which is also an important National Nature Reserve, on the edge of the Bristol Channel.
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