Abbotsbury Swannery

Local nameAbbotsbury Swannery
LocationAbbotsbury, UK

Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world. It is situated near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England, 14 kilometres west of Weymouth on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet Lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach. The colony can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs. Written records of the swannery's existence go back to 1393, though it probably existed well before that and is believed to have been set up by Benedictine monks in the eleventh century.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbotsbury_Swannery

Official Website http://www.abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/swannery/index.htm

Email info@abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk

Phone +44 1305 871858

Address DT3 4, United Kingdom

Coordinates 50°39'16.055" N -2°36'3.981" E

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