Lower Test Valley

Site of Special Scientific Interest

Lower Test Valley
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 364 144[1]
InterestBiological
Area142.0 hectares (351 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Lower Test Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Lower Test Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 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. ^ a b "Lower Test". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ "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 / 50.928; -1.483

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