Boldre Foreshore Explained

Boldre Foreshore is a 193.3abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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]

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

50.752°N -1.497°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boldre Foreshore. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 23 May 2020.
2. Web site: Map of Boldre Foreshore. Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 23 May 2020.
3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water . Ramsar Site. Natural England. 23 April 2020.
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water . Special Protection Areas . Natural England. 23 April 2020.
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 23 April 2020.
6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 27 April 2020.
7. Web site: Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes . Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust . 24 April 2020.