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!

Ross Stewart

April 29, 2024

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

Mike Cree

August 17, 2024

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.

The marshes are a site of special scientific interest and an area of outstanding natural beauty. They are part of the New Forest National Park, and in summer are grazed by cattle and ponies owned by New Forest commoners. Part of the marshes behind the sea wall are a national nature reserve managed by English Nature, and a local nature reserve managed by Hampshire County Council. Part of the intertidal mudland is also a nature reserve. The marshes and tidal muds offer a variety of wildlife habitats, which are important for gulls and terns in spring/summer and waders and wildfowl in autumn/winter.

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

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