AREAS of natural beauty that are also of scientific interest are in disrepair across the region
More than half the sites in Langstone Harbour are in an unfavourable condition. Picture: Jacki Beech.
Published in The News on the 20th January 2020
Story by David George
Data compiled by the JPIMedia Data Unit shows that more than half of the sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) are in an unfavourable condition, with a total of 1,045 sites in an unsatisfactory state.
An SSSI is an area considered to best represent the local ecosystem, taking into consideration the plants, animals and geology of the site.
While some of these sites are recovering, such as Browndown in Gosport, others are seeing no improvement at all – including Portsmouth Harbour and parts of the water near Lee-on-the-Solent.
Hampshire also has a higher percentage of unfavourable sites (57 per cent) than the national average of 49.5 per cent.
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