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Freshwater Marshes

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Freshwater Marshes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Isle of Wight, covering 0.23 km². The county has 38 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. Nearby SSSIs include Compton Down and Headon Warren and West High Down. The closest station is Lymington Pier, about 8.5 km to the north.

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Photo of Yarmouth, a village in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Yarmouth

Village

Tiny harbour town where the Lymington ferry lands, with Henry VIII's last coastal fort and a timber pier from 1876

3.3 km N · Isle of Wight

Photo of the coast at Compton Bay and Downs, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Compton Bay and Downs

Coastline near Calbourne

A west-coast surf beach on the Isle of Wight, backed by coloured cliffs, open downs and dinosaur footprints in the rocks

3.4 km SE

Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.Iconic

New Forest

National Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

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Photo of Hurst Castle, a ruined castle near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hurst Castle

Castle near Milford on Sea

Henry VIII fort at the end of a shingle spit.

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Photo of The Needles, a rock formation near Milford on Sea, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

The Needles

Rock formation near Milford on Sea

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Photo of Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes, a nature reserve near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes

Nature reserve near Milford on Sea

Saltmarsh and lagoons on the Solent Way.

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