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]

Boldre Foreshore
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationLymington, Hampshire
OS gridSZ 356 948
Area193.3 hectares (478 acres)
Managed byHampshire 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

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  1. ^ a b "Boldre Foreshore". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Boldre Foreshore". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Special Protection Areas. 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 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

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