Dunwich
Heath and Minsmere Beach - National Trust |
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Heathland Conservation Area.
Location: 2m S of Dunwich Village, 7m N Aldeburgh
Admission: Free
Road: A12, signed
Telephone: 01263 733471
Features: Important conservation area with good walks
and spectacular views. Converted coastguards cottages offer
information on the heath and the history of the lost town
of Dunwich. |
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Havergate
Island - RSPB |
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Bird
reserve.
Location: Island by Orford Ness, access from Orford Quay,
9m E Woodbridge
Road: B1084, B1078 to Orford
Facilities: 8 hides.
Admission: Charge (reduced for RSPB members) - includes
boat transport.
Telephone: 01394 450732
Features: Britain's largest colony of Avocets, also many
wading birds in Spring and Autumn. |
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Minsmere
- RSPB |
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Photo
© Mike Page Norfolk
Skyview
Famous
RSPB reserve on coast.
Location: Minsmere, 6m N Aldeburgh
Road: B1125, Signed from A12
Bus: Theberton - 3 miles away, twice daily.
Facilities: Parking, extensive marked trails and hides.
Large visitor centre, shop and tea room.
Admission: Charge (Free to RSPB members)
Telephone: 01603 661662
Features: A variety of habitats including woodlands,
marshes, heath and beach makes this a superb reserve to view
a range of different birds with over 300 species in the checklist!
Breeding Bittern, Bearded Tit, Avocet and Marsh harrier. |
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North
Warren - RSPB |
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Bird reserve.
Location: Between Thorpeness and Aldeburgh, 1 1/2 m N
Aldeburgh
Road: Coast Road, Aldeburgh - Thorpe.
Bus: Aldeburgh
Train: Saxmundham station - 6 miles.
Facilities: Parking
Admission: Free
Telephone: 01728 688481
Features: Four miles of public footpaths takes you through
heathland, reedbeds and wet meadows. In the summer waders breed
here, the winter sees large numbers of white-fronted geese. |
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Orford
Ness |
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Shingle spit reserve.
Location: Orford, access from Orford Quay Only, 9m
E Woodbridge
Road: B1078, B1084
Facilities: Parking
Admission: Charge
Telephone: 01263 733471
Features: The largest vegetated shingle spit in Europe,
containing a variety of habitats which support a significant
number of nationally rare plant communities. A 4 1/2 mile
walk takes you around these sites along with important breeding
sites for migrant birds and historic military buildings from
its history as a secret testing site from 1915. |
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Wolves
Wood - RSPB |
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Ancient woodland reserve.
Location: 2 miles E of Hadleigh, 7m W Ipswich
Road: A1071
Bus: Hadleigh - 2 miles
Facilities: Parking
Admission: Charge
Train: Harling Road station , 0345 484950
Telephone: 01255 886043
Features: One of the last remaining pieces of the ancient
woodland that once covered East Anglia. Still managed by coppicing
in the traditional way. The wood still supports a wide variety
of animal, bird and plant life. |
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Landguard
- Suffolk WT |
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Coastal reserve with bird observatory.
Location: Road south of Felixstowe.
Facilities: Guided visits arranged by Ranger
Admission: Free
Telephone: 01394 673782
Features: Best known as excellent area for migrant
birds. Also breeding Little tern, Black redstart and Wheatear. |
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Trimley
Marshes - Suffolk WT |
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Wetland reserve.
Location: Trimley St. Mary, near Felixstowe
Road: Off A45
Facilities: 2 mile walk from car parking. Hides and
visitor centre (limited opening).
Admission: Free
Telephone: 01473 710032
Features: Wetland with lagoons and reedbeds. Wide variety
of breeding, pasage and wintering birds. |
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