# Milton Locks

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{{Short description|Nature reserve in Hampshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{For the|freshwater loch in Scotland|Milton Loch}}
{{infobox park
| name          = Milton Locks
| image         = The shoreline by Eastney Lake (geograph 2696641).jpg
| image_caption = 
| type          = Nature reserve
| grid_ref_UK   = SZ 6765 9975
| location      = Milton, Portsmouth, Hampshire
| area          = {{convert|  1|ha|acre|abbr=off}}
| manager       = Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
}}
'''Milton Locks''' is a  {{convert| 1 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} nature reserve in [Milton](/source/Milton%2C_Portsmouth) in [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire). It is managed by the [Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust](/source/Hampshire_and_Isle_of_Wight_Wildlife_Trust).<ref name=HIWWT>{{cite web|url = https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/milton-locks-nature-reserve  |title = Milton Locks  |publisher = Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |accessdate = 30 May 2020}}</ref>

This site on [Portsea Island](/source/Portsea_Island) has grassland, a wood and a beach. There are saltmarsh plants such as [sea purslane](/source/Halimione_portulacoides), [sea aster](/source/sea_aster) and [common saltmarsh-grass](/source/common_saltmarsh-grass). The wood provides shelter for [starling](/source/starling)s and [house sparrow](/source/house_sparrow)s.<ref name=HIWWT/>

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Category:Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

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