Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)
Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from Christchurch in Dorset to Bickton, south of Fordingbridge Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, a Ramsar site, a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area. An area of is Blashford Lakes, a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust,

This valley has more diverse habitats and a wider range of fauna and flora than any other chalk valley in the country. There are internationally important numbers of breeding and wintering birds, such as Bewick’s swans and gadwalls. The flora include a number of nationally rare species and the river has a diverse fish fauna. Dragonflies include the rare scarce chaser.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Q925424
Christchurch
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Q23159
Dorset
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Q4903695
Bickton
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Q1234233
Fordingbridge
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Q23204
Hampshire
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Q4658452
Nature Conservation Review
ORG
Q19683138
Ramsar site
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Q1191622
Special Area of Conservation
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Q2463705
Special Protection Area
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Q95736187
Blashford Lakes
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Q5646083
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
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Q26603
Bewick’s swan
Concept
Q28106966
gadwall
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Q1050665
scarce chaser
Concept
Q93106301
Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)
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