General
Basic Info
- Name: Ashley Codner
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 5th June, 2019, 3:30pm
- Beach: Wickie Wackie On The Reef
- Other names:
- Location: Bull Bay, St. Andrew
- Latitude: 17.9388119
- Longitude: -76.68298249999998
- Beach length: 600.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: 11-20
- Attendance on busiest days: 21-50
Beach Management
- Beach type: Community Beach, i.e. beach designated for use and benefit of adjacent community (with access to the general public)
- Property owner:
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Wickie Wackie Citizens Association
- Manager contact
- Name: Jermone Levy (President)
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Management arrangement:
- Community organization: Wickie Wackie Citizens Association
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Parties
- Family environment: No
Please note that no lifeguard is present. However, the beach is safe and often used by community members. The atmosphere is very relaxing and beach goers do not generally experience harassment. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: Once or twice per year
- Party days:
- All days
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Almond Trees
Neem Trees
Bougainvillea
Grass
Sea Grape Trees
Silver Button - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 2
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Coarse
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes 3 to 5 feet with about 90% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 2 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once every two to three weeks