Boldre Foreshore is a 193.3-hectare (478-acre) Local Nature Reserve east of Lymington in Hampshire. It is owned by New Forest District Council and managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[1][2] It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation,[5] Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest[6] and Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes, a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[7]
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Lymington, Hampshire |
| OS grid | SZ 356 948 |
| Area | 193.3 hectares (478 acres) |
| Managed by | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |
This large site has a variety of habitats, including saltmarsh, shingle, grassland, fresh and brackish pools and mudflats. It has breeding populations of gulls, terns and waders, together with many wintering waders and wildfowl.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Boldre Foreshore". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Boldre Foreshore". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2020.