Special Areas of Conservation

Hengistbury Head

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
155
Region: 
South West
Site Owned By: 
Bournemouth Borough Council.
Site Managed By: 
Bournemouth Borough Council.
Contact Information: 
Site manager
Map Info
County: 
Dorset
Grid Reference: 
SZ 173 908
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Information
Habitat: 
Heathland, woodland, reedbed, saltmarsh and sand dunes.
Wildlife Description: 
Many wildfloers, natterjack toad and Dartford warbler, internationally important for migrant birds and insects.
Volunteer: 
Hengistbury Head Supporters Group

Hastings Country Park

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
24
Region: 
South East
Site Owned By: 
Hastings Borough Council
Site Managed By: 
Hastings Borough Council
Contact Information: 
Andy Phillips, Nature Reserve Officer, Hastings Borough Council, 01424 451043 aphillips@hastings.gov.uk Martin Jenks, Parks & Open Special Protection Areasces Manager, Hastings Borough Council, 01424 451372 mjenkins@hastings.gov.uk Hastings Borough Council, Leisure & Amenities, First Floor, Aquila House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY
Map Info
County: 
East Sussex
Grid Reference: 
TQ 851 108
Information
Habitat: 
Sandstone cliffs, heathland, woodland, pasture and arable land
Wildlife Description: 
Fossils including dinosaurs, giant cycads, sharks, turtles and early mammals. Animals include barn owl, peregrine, black redstart, Dartford warblers, adder, dormouse and glowworm. Dinosaur footprints visible in intertidal rock at low tide. Rare liverworts and mosses
Volunteer: 
Volunteer ranger group currently under development into a Friends of Group. The site is important to the local community and nature conservation in Hastings and receives an estimated 500,000 visits a year.

Hackett's Marsh

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
20
Region: 
South East
Map Info
County: 
Hampshire
Grid Reference: 
SU 489 090
Information
Habitat: 
Coastal habitat

Rye Harbour

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
325
Region: 
South East
Site Owned By: 
Environment Agency, Sussex Wildlife Trust
Site Managed By: 
East Sussex County Council.
Contact Information: 
Free A5 booklet by sending sae to: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sussex, TN36 4LU
Map Info
County: 
East Sussex
Grid Reference: 
TQ 940 178
Information
Place Description: 
Footpaths, wheelchair access, hides, Information centre, guided walks, toilets, shop
Habitat: 
Shingle, saltmarsh, lagoons, reedbeds and ponds
Wildlife Description: 
.Ten species of breeding seabirds, five breeding waders, sea pea, sea heath and sea kale. Wintering bittern and smew with large flocks of golden plover, lapwing and curlew.
Volunteer: 
Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve established 1973 now with over 1,600 members

Turbary Common

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
43
Region: 
South West
Site Owned By: 
Bournemouth Borough Council
Site Managed By: 
Bournemouth Borough Council
Contact Information: 
Site manager - Mark Miller mark.miller@bournemouth.gov.uk Friends of Turbary Common chair - Ian Sherwood ian-sherwood-home@supanet.com
Map Info
County: 
Dorset
Grid Reference: 
SZ 061 948
Information
Place Description: 
Roadside parking, wheelchair access, regular guided walks.
Habitat: 
Dry heath to valley mire
Wildlife Description: 
All native reptiles, including the sand lizard and smooth snake. Breeding birds include the dartford warbler, with snipe visiting during the winter.
Volunteer: 
Friends of Turbary Common

Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
168
Region: 
South East
Map Info
County: 
Hampshire
Grid Reference: 
SZ 325 925

Hook with Warsash

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
252
Region: 
South East
Contact Information: 
Contact Titchfield Haven Visitor Centre Tel. 01329 662145
Map Info
County: 
Hampshire
Grid Reference: 
SU 488 052
Information
Habitat: 
Woodland, reedbed, coastal grazing marsh, scrub, saltmarsh, inter-tidal mud
Wildlife Description: 
Dark-bellied Brent goose, little egret, wigeon, black-tailed godwit, lapwing, little owl, cuckoo, green woodpecker, reed warbler, Cetti's warbler. Butterflies include white-letter hairstreak, green hairstreak, small copper, and grizzled skipper. Dragonflies include broad-bodied chaser, blue-tailed damselfly, azure damselfly, common darter, hairy hawker and golden-ringed dragonfly. Mammals include roe deer, fox, pipistrelle bat and long-eared bat. Viviperous lizard, adder and grass snake. Plants from sea kale, yellow horned poppy, slender hare's ear to marsh marigold, English stonecrop, wild carrot, bird's-foot trefoil and lords and ladies.
Volunteer: 
Volunteer group based at Titchfield Haven

Newtown Marshes

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
18
Region: 
South East
Map Info
County: 
Isle of Wight
Grid Reference: 
SZ 425 922
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Lopwell Dam

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
5
Region: 
South West
Site Owned By: 
South West Water
Site Managed By: 
South West Lakes Trust
Contact Information: 
Paul Gregory and Neil Reeves Tel. 01822 855700
Map Info
County: 
Devon
Grid Reference: 
SX 473 650
Information
Place Description: 
Car parking, toilets, trails, events, trails
Habitat: 
Saltmarsh, ancient semi-natural woodland, freshwater marsh, semi-improved grassland, freshwater and estuarine habtiats
Wildlife Description: 
Kingfisher, heron, little egret, 3 species woodpecker, tawny owl and Special Protection Areasrrowhawk. Mammals include roe deer, otter and Atlantic grey seal. Fish include bass, salmon and sea trout. Invertebrates include grasshoppers, butterflies and dragonflies as well as Mysis shrimps.
Volunteer: 
Friends of Lopwell Dam LNR Community Group, SWLT volunteer group,
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