Mercury Marshes
Mercury Marshes | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire |
OS grid | SU 486 076 |
Area | 6.4 hectares (16 acres) |
Managed by | Hampshire Countryside Service |
Mercury Marshes is a 6.4-hectare (16-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Hamble-le-Rice 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 Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6]
This site on the west bank of the River Hamble has intertidal mud, reedbeds, islands, saltmarsh, creeks and woodland. The saltmarsh and islands are dominated by sea purslane, cordgrass, sea aster and glasswort. The reserve is important for invertebrates and waders.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mercury Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Mercury Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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