| Boldre Foreshore | |
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Lymington, Hampshire |
| OS grid | SZ 356 948 |
| Area | 193.3 hectares (478 acres) |
| Managed by | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |
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]
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]
