Boldre Foreshore

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
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
  1. "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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