| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 364 144 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 142.0 hectares (351 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Lower Test Valley is a 142-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Totton in Hampshire. [1] [2] It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site [3] and Special Protection Area, [4] and of Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation. [5] It is a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. [6]
The valley has extensive reed beds, tidally flooded creeks, unimproved grassland and scattered willow trees. More than 450 flowering plants have been recorded, including the nationally rare green-flowered helleborine. The reed beds have large populations of wetland breed birds. [7]
There is no access to the reserve at high tide. [6]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Lower Test Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Lower Test Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 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.
- ^ a b "Lower Test". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Lower Test Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
50°55′41″N 1°28′59″W / 50.928°N 1.483°W
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
|
| |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 364 144 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 142.0 hectares (351 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Lower Test Valley is a 142-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Totton in Hampshire. [1] [2] It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site [3] and Special Protection Area, [4] and of Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation. [5] It is a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. [6]
The valley has extensive reed beds, tidally flooded creeks, unimproved grassland and scattered willow trees. More than 450 flowering plants have been recorded, including the nationally rare green-flowered helleborine. The reed beds have large populations of wetland breed birds. [7]
There is no access to the reserve at high tide. [6]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Lower Test Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Lower Test Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 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.
- ^ a b "Lower Test". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Lower Test Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
50°55′41″N 1°28′59″W / 50.928°N 1.483°W