Salthouse Marshes

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Salthouse Marshes
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Salthouse Marshes
TypeNature reserve
LocationSheringham, Norfolk
OS grid TG 082 443
Area66 hectares (160 acres)
Managed byNorfolk Wildlife Trust

Salthouse Marshes is a 66-hectare (160-acre) nature reserve west of Sheringham in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. [1] It is part of the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest, [2] Geological Conservation Review site, [3] Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [4] Ramsar site, [5] Special Areas of Conservation [6] and Special Protection Area. [7] It is also in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [8]

This site has grazing marsh and small pools. Birds include snow buntings, Lapland buntings, little egrets, shore larks and barn owls. [1]

There is public access.

References

  1. 1 2 "Salthouse Marshes". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "North Norfolk Coast (Coastal Geomorphology of England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 10–11. ISBN   0521-21403-3.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

52°57′22″N1°04′55″E / 52.956°N 1.082°E / 52.956; 1.082

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