We have many rare and protected species living on our sites, including:
Heathland sites
Woodland sites
Grassland sites
Birds – the harbour is an important feeding ground for birds and 300 species have been recorded here.
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.
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.
Journalists can contact the Press Office on 01392 443020 or via email.
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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