Salthouse Marshes

Salthouse Marshes
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TypeNature reserve
LocationSheringham, Norfolk
OS gridTG 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 access to the public

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
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