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describes the scientific interests of the site as "outstanding and diverse". Habitats include grassland, fresh water, ditches, reedbeds, saltmarsh, mudflats, brackish lagoons, and the second largest and best preserved area of vegetated shingle in Britain. The birdlife is nationally important, and
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sites, "Orfordness and Shingle Street" and "The Cliff, Gedgrave", and two nature reserves managed by the
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there are several rare spiders. Gedgrave Cliff has fossiliferous strata dating to the early
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 9. 567:"Orfordness and Shingle Street (Coastal Geomorphology of England)" 320: 805: 376:. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from 231:. The coastal part of the site is Orfordness-Havergate, a 472:"Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands: Alde–Ore Estuary" 450:"Designated Sites View: Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries" 351:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England 1422: 844: 140: 132: 124: 115: 110: 94: 84: 76: 66: 52: 42: 655:"Designated Sites View: Orfordness-Havergate NNR" 1613:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk 838:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk 452:. Special Area of Conservation. Natural England 1159:Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford 204:internationally important wetland site, and a 1029:Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park 817: 157:is a 2,534 hectare biological and geological 8: 21: 1329:Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville 723:. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 657:. National Nature Reserves. Natural England 213:Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds 1374:Trundley and Wadgell's Wood, Great Thurlow 824: 810: 802: 547:. Special Protection Area. Natural England 34: 20: 954:Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills 545:"Designated Sites View: Alde–Ore Estuary" 497:"Designated Sites View: Alde–Ore Estuary" 289:"Designated Sites View: Alde–Ore Estuary" 249:Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 1628:Special Areas of Conservation in England 1344:Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden 1219:Minsmere–Walberswick Heaths and Marshes 273: 16:Estuary on the Suffolk coast of England 1179:London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon 1014:Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove 107: 1054:The Glen Chalk Caves, Bury St Edmunds 699:"Orford Ness National Nature Reserve" 477:. Joint Nature Conservation Committee 283: 281: 279: 277: 139: 131: 123: 114: 7: 1618:Geological Conservation Review sites 677:"Suffolk's National Nature Reserves" 1623:Special Protection Areas in England 159:Site of Special Scientific Interest 28:Site of Special Scientific Interest 190:Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 14: 1389:Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell 173:, and also includes parts of the 832: 428:"Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries" 1274:Pashford Poor's Fen, Lakenheath 1074:Gypsy Camp Meadows, Thrandeston 909:Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens 589:"The Cliff, Gedgrave (Neogene)" 499:. Ramsar Site. Natural England 402:Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). 217:Geological Conservation Review 1: 1572:Stoke Tunnel Cutting, Ipswich 1279:Potton Hall Fields, Westleton 1089:High House Meadows, Monewden 404:A Nature Conservation Review 198:Special Area of Conservation 1552:Richmond Farm Pit, Gedgrave 1532:Pakefield to Easton Bavents 1462:Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton 1354:Sutton and Hollesley Heaths 1264:Pakefield to Easton Bavents 1039:The Gardens, Great Ashfield 984:Deadman's Grave, Icklingham 934:Bugg's Hole Fen, Thelnetham 743:"Alde–Ore Estuary citation" 1649: 1587:Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne 949:Cavenham–Icklingham Heaths 194:Nature Conservation Review 161:which stretches along the 1562:Round Hill Pit, Aldeburgh 1557:Rockhall Wood Pit, Sutton 1369:Titsal Wood, Shadingfield 1334:Stallode Wash, Lakenheath 1034:Frithy and Chadacre Woods 349:"Map of Alde–Ore Estuary" 328:Sites Information Service 148: 33: 26: 1527:Neutral Farm Pit, Butley 1477:Crag Farm Pit, Sudbourne 1399:Westhall Wood and Meadow 1384:Wangford Warren and Carr 1289:Redgrave and Lopham Fens 879:Barnby Broad and Marshes 635:. Suffolk Wildlife Trust 613:. Suffolk Wildlife Trust 263:Coralline Crag Formation 187:Suffolk Coast and Heaths 1633:Ramsar sites in England 899:Black Ditches, Cavenham 233:National Nature Reserve 206:Special Protection Area 1567:Sandy Lane Pit, Barham 1467:Chillesford Church Pit 1309:Sinks Valley, Kesgrave 1299:Riverside House Meadow 869:Bangrove Wood, Ixworth 221:Suffolk Wildlife Trust 1487:Creeting St Mary Pits 1452:Bobbitshole, Belstead 1174:Little Heath, Barnham 1134:Lakenheath Poor's Fen 1084:Horringer Court Caves 1019:Fox Fritillary Meadow 1364:Thorpe Morieux Woods 1169:Little Blakenham Pit 633:"Simpson's Saltings" 1507:Great Blakenham Pit 1492:Ferry Cliff, Sutton 1482:Crag Pit, Aldeburgh 1437:Aldeburgh Brick Pit 1409:Wilde Street Meadow 1259:Over and Lawn Woods 1209:Middle Wood, Offton 1154:Leiston - Aldeburgh 1079:Hay Wood, Whepstead 1009:Eriswell Low Warren 854:Abbey Wood, Flixton 784: /  192:, and is a Grade I 23: 1582:Sudbourne Park Pit 1542:Red House Farm Pit 1442:Aldeburgh Hall Pit 1294:Rex Graham Reserve 1149:Laurel Farm Meadow 1044:Gipping Great Wood 929:Brent Eleigh Woods 919:Breckland Farmland 721:"Havergate Island" 519:"Alde–Ore Estuary" 321:"Alde-Ore Estuary" 247:is managed by the 239:is managed by the 229:Simpson's Saltings 215:. It includes two 141:Reference no. 1600: 1599: 1592:Waldringfield Pit 1502:Gedgrave Hall Pit 1239:Newbourne Springs 1224:Moat Farm Meadows 1194:Major Farm Meadow 1139:Lakenheath Warren 1124:Knettishall Heath 1004:Elmsett Park Wood 999:Edwardstone Woods 959:Chippenhall Green 679:. Natural England 383:on 15 August 2016 152: 151: 106: 105: 1640: 1457:Breckland Forest 1432:Alde-Ore Estuary 1314:Sizewell Marshes 1304:Sandlings Forest 1269:Pakenham Meadows 1229:Monewden Meadows 1204:Mickfield Meadow 1164:Lingwood Meadows 1144:Landguard Common 1094:Hintlesham Woods 979:Cransford Meadow 974:Crag Pit, Sutton 924:Breckland Forest 859:Alde–Ore Estuary 836: 826: 819: 812: 803: 799: 798: 796: 795: 794: 789: 785: 782: 781: 780: 777: 765: 764: 762: 760: 754: 747: 739: 733: 732: 730: 728: 717: 711: 710: 708: 706: 701:. 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Index

Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location
Grid reference
TM 425 512
Notification
Magic Map
Ramsar Wetland
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Suffolk
Aldeburgh
Bawdsey
Alde
Ore
Butley Rivers
Suffolk Coast and Heaths
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Nature Conservation Review
Special Area of Conservation
Ramsar
Special Protection Area
European Union
Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds
Geological Conservation Review
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Alde Mudflats
Simpson's Saltings
National Nature Reserve
Orford Ness
National Trust

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