Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes

Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes is a 738-hectare (1,820-acre) nature reserve which stretches from Keyhaven along the south coast across the Lymington River in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site[2] and Special Protection Area.[3] Some areas are part of two Special Areas of Conservation, Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons[4] and Solent Maritime and Solent.[5] It is also part of Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest,[6] and of North Solent Marshes Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[7] Two areas are Geological Conservation Review sites,[8][9] and two are Local Nature Reserves, Boldre Foreshore[10] and Lymington-Keyhaven Marshes.[11][12]

Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes
Keyhaven Marshes
Map
TypeNature reserve
LocationLymington, Hampshire
OS gridSZ318927
Area738 hectares (1,820 acres)
Managed byHampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

This coastal site has saltmarshes and intertidal muds. Birds of prey include peregrine falcons, marsh harriers and merlins, while black-headed gulls and sandwich terns feed on fish in the marshes. Yellow-horned poppies, sea campions and sea aster grow in the salty mud.[1]

There is no public access to the site.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Designated Sites View: Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 6. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  8. ^ "Hurst Castle Spit (Coastal Geomorphology of England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Keyhaven Marsh, Hurst Castle (Coastal Geomorphology of England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Designated Sites View: Boldre Foreshore". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Designated Sites View: Lymington-Keyhaven Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Map of Lymington-Keyhaven Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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