Calshot Marshes

Calshot Marshes
Map
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationCalshot, Hampshire
OS gridSU 483 023
Area51.1 hectares (126 acres)
Managed byHampshire Countryside Service

Calshot Marshes is a 51.1-hectare (126-acre) Local Nature Reserve near Calshot, at the junction of The Solent and Southampton Water in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.[1][2] It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] of Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation[5] and of Hythe to Calshot Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6]

This saltmarsh site is internationally important for dark-bellied brent geese and nationally important for wigeon, teal, ringed plover, grey plover, black-tailed godwit, redshank and dunlin.[1]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calshot Marshes.

References

  1. ^ a b "Calshot Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Calshot Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. 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: Hythe to Calshot Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

50°49′05″N 1°18′58″W / 50.818°N 1.316°W / 50.818; -1.316