Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes

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Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes
Keyhaven Marshes - geograph.org.uk - 145583.jpg
Keyhaven Marshes
TypeNature reserve
LocationLymington, Hampshire
OS gridSZ318927
Area738 hectares (1,820 acres)
Managed byHampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

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]

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[]

  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.

Coordinates: 50°43′59″N 1°33′04″W / 50.733°N 1.551°W / 50.733; -1.551

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