Calshot Marshes
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Calshot, Hampshire |
| OS grid | SU 483 023 |
| Area | 51.1 hectares (126 acres) |
| Managed by | Hampshire 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]
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