Salthouse Marshes

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]

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

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. "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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