MinsmereâWalberswick Heaths and Marshes are a
Special Area of Conservation and
Site of Special Scientific Interest in the
English county of
Suffolk.
[1] The site is located on the
North Sea coast between
Southwold and
Sizewell, extending over an area of coastline around 7 miles (11 km) in length. The site is also designated as a
Special Protection Area,
[2] part of the MinsmereâWalberswick
European Marine Site and contains areas designated as
Ramsar sites and
Natura 2000 sites.
[3] It lies within the
Suffolk Coast and Heaths
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
[4] and is made up of a "complex mosaic" of marshes, reed beds, shingle banks and
lowland heath habitats.
[2]
The SSSI covers an area of 2,325.89 hectares (8.98 sq mi; 23.26 km2).
[5] It is a composite site and was formed by the almagamation of the Minsmere Level, Walberswick and Brick Kiln Walks SSSI units. It extends from
Hen Reedbeds and
Southwold Common north of the
River Blyth, through
Walberswick and
Dunwich to
Westleton,
Minsmere and
Eastbridge to the north of
Sizewell nuclear power stations.
[6] The area includes the
Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve sites at Hen Reedbeds, Walberswick and
Dingle Marshes, the
National Trust property at
Dunwich Heath and the
Minsmere RSPB reserve. It is a
Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,
[7] and covers two nature reserves managed by the
Suffolk Wildlife Trust,
Dingle Marshes
[8] and
Hen Reedbeds.
[9]
Special Area of Conservation
The Special Area of Conservation is 1,265.52 hectares (4.89 sq mi; 12.66 km2) in area and extends from south of the
River Blyth at
Walberswick to
Westleton and
Minsmere to the south where it includes the
Minsmere RSPB reserve and marshes alongside the
Minsmere River.
[10] This area includes a range of habitats, including
lowland heath and shingle beach vegetation.
[1]
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Minsmere to Walberswick Heaths and Marshes, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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MinsmereâWalberswick, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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European site conservation objectives for Minsmere to Walberswick heaths and marshes Special Area of Conservation,
Natural England. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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About us, Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
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MinsmereâWalberswick Heaths and Marshes, SSSI citation,
Natural England. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
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Magic map, MinsmereâWalberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI, Magic. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
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^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 210â211.
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0521 21403 3.
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"Dingle Marshes". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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"Hen Reedbeds". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Archived from
the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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Magic map, Minsmere to Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SAC, Magic. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
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Biological |
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Abbey Wood, Flixton
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AldeâOre Estuary
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Arger Fen
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Bangrove Wood, Ixworth
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Barking Woods
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Barnby Broad and Marshes
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Barnham Heath
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Berner's Heath
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Bixley Heath
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Black Ditches, Cavenham
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Blaxhall Heath
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Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens
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Bradfield Woods
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Breckland Farmland
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Breckland Forest
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Brent Eleigh Woods
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Bugg's Hole Fen, Thelnetham
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Burgate Wood
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Cavendish Woods
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CavenhamâIcklingham Heaths
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Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills
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Chippenhall Green
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Combs Wood
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Cornard Mere
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Crag Pit, Sutton
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Cransford Meadow
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Deadman's Grave, Icklingham
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Deben Estuary
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Dew's Ponds
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Edwardstone Woods
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Elmsett Park Wood
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Eriswell Low Warren
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Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove
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Fox Fritillary Meadow
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Foxhole Heath
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Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park
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Frithy and Chadacre Woods
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The Gardens, Great Ashfield
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Gipping Great Wood
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Glemsford Pits
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The Glen Chalk Caves, Bury St Edmunds
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Gosbeck Wood
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Gromford Meadow
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Groton Wood
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Gypsy Camp Meadows, Thrandeston
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Hay Wood, Whepstead
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Horringer Court Caves
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High House Meadows, Monewden
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Hintlesham Woods
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Hopton Fen
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How Hill Track
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Iken Wood
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Ipswich Heaths
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Kentwell Woods
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Knettishall Heath
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Lackford Lakes
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Lakenheath Poor's Fen
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Lakenheath Warren
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Landguard Common
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Laurel Farm Meadow
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Leiston - Aldeburgh
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Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford
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Lingwood Meadows
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Little Blakenham Pit
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Little Heath, Barnham
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London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon
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Lordswell Field
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Maidscross Hill
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Major Farm Meadow
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Metfield Meadow
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Mickfield Meadow
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Middle Wood, Offton
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Milden Thicks
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MinsmereâWalberswick Heaths and Marshes
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Moat Farm Meadows
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Monewden Meadows
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Nacton Meadows
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Newbourne Springs
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Newmarket Heath
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Norton Wood
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Orwell Estuary
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Over and Lawn Woods
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Pakefield to Easton Bavents
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Pakenham Meadows
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Pashford Poor's Fen, Lakenheath
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Potton Hall Fields, Westleton
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RAF Lakenheath
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Redgrave and Lopham Fens
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Rex Graham Reserve
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Riverside House Meadow
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Sandlings Forest
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Sinks Valley, Kesgrave
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Sizewell Marshes
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Snape Warren
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Sotterley Park
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Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville
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Stallode Wash, Lakenheath
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Stanton Woods
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Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden
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Stour Estuary
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Sutton and Hollesley Heaths
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Thetford Heaths
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Thorpe Morieux Woods
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Titsal Wood, Shadingfield
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Trundley and Wadgell's Wood, Great Thurlow
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Tunstall Common
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Wangford Warren and Carr
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Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell
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West Stow Heath
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Westhall Wood and Meadow
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Weston Fen
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Wilde Street Meadow
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Wortham Ling
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Geological |
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Alde-Ore Estuary
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Aldeburgh Brick Pit
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Aldeburgh Hall Pit
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Bawdsey Cliff
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Bobbitshole, Belstead
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Breckland Forest
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Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton
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Chillesford Church Pit
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Corton Cliffs
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Crag Farm Pit, Sudbourne
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Crag Pit, Aldeburgh
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Creeting St Mary Pits
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Ferry Cliff, Sutton
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Flixton Quarry
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Gedgrave Hall Pit
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Great Blakenham Pit
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Hascot Hill Pit
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Holton Pit
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Hoxne Brick Pit
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Neutral Farm Pit, Butley
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Pakefield to Easton Bavents
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Ramsholt Cliff
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Red House Farm Pit
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Red Lodge Heath
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Richmond Farm Pit, Gedgrave
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Rockhall Wood Pit, Sutton
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Round Hill Pit, Aldeburgh
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Sandy Lane Pit, Barham
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Stoke Tunnel Cutting, Ipswich
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Stour Estuary
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Sudbourne Park Pit
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Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne
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Waldringfield Pit
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