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We have many rare and protected species living on our sites, including:

Heathland sites	silver studded blue butterflies stag beetles all six species of British reptiles – smooth snake, sand lizard, slow worm, adder, common lizard and grass snake
Woodland sites	lesser spotted woodpecker cuckoo badger greater horseshoe bat
Grassland sites	barn owl great crested newt green winged orchid hare yellowhammer lapwing snipe hedgehog

Christchurch Harbour

Birds – the harbour is an important feeding ground for birds and 300 species have been recorded here.

Wintering species include shelduck, terns and Brent geese
Resident species include kingfisher, common sandpiper, green sandpiper and garganey
Migratory species include osprey

Fish – Christchurch Harbour also plays a vital role in the life cycle of several fish species. It’s an important sea and fresh water fishery, as well as a migratory route for salmon, sea trout, sea lamprey and eels.

Mammals include the bottlenose dolphin and common seal.

Plants – the harbour is also home to two rare plants: dwarf spike-rush and sea knot-grass.

Rivers and reservoirs

These habitats play host to a wide range of mammals, insects and birds, such as water vole, otter, scarce chaser dragonfly, tufted duck, garganey, wigeon, pochard duck, goosander, pintail, teal, shoveler and the gadwall.

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Should you get a water meter?

Water meters have important benefits for you, for us and for the environment as you can have more control over your water use and leaks are easier to detect.

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