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South East England

Lymington And Pennington

Normandy Lagoon Nature Reserve

South East England

Lymington And Pennington

Normandy Lagoon Nature Reserve

Highlight • Historical Site

Normandy Lagoon Nature Reserve

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New Forest National Park

Location: Lymington And Pennington, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Wandering Cloud

March 15, 2024

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This is a terrific place to walk through, with fantastic wetland and sea views all around. Normandy Lagoon (a lake) is a nature reserve adjacent to the Normandy Marsh reserve to the north of it. Lots of wildlife here and very blue (the water) and very green (gorgeous woodlands around). You might need a good jacket as it can get very windy here and in colder months it can be very cold!

April 29, 2024

Hiking

Keen bird watchers this is a must lots of different birds around the area.
Great views of the Isle of Wight

August 17, 2024

Hiking

The marshes were once used as salterns for the thriving salt industry. The salterns are first mentioned in 1132, and continued in use until 1865. They were replaced by oyster beds, but are now disused marshland with some enclosing banks. A circular mound 1.2 metres high and 12 metres across is all that remains of a mill, and there is another mound with an overgrown brick structure and rectangular pond of unknown date. Just north of the marshes, in Lower Pennington, are several 18th-century salt boiling houses.

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Location: Lymington And Pennington, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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