The Haven, Aldeburgh | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM 467 579 |
Area | 20.2 hectares |
Managed by | Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
The Haven, Aldeburgh is a 20.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Aldeburgh in Suffolk. It is owned by East Suffolk Council and managed by the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [1] [2] It is in the Leiston - Aldeburgh Site of Special Scientific Interest [3] and Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [1]
The site covers the beach north of Aldeburgh and an area of lagoons and reedbeds which are protected as nature reserves. [1] It has a sculpture called Scallop by Maggi Hambling, designed as a tribute to Benjamin Britten. [4]
The beach is open to the public, but not the lagoons and reedbeds.