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The '''Suffolk Coast |
The '''Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape''' is an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] in [[Suffolk]] and [[Essex]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=North Essex Is designated Outstandingly Beautiful!|url=https://www.essex.gov.uk/news/north-essex-is-designated-outstandingly-beautiful|access-date=2022-02-19|website=www.essex.gov.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[England]]. |
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The AONB covers [[ancient woodland]], commercial forestry, the estuaries of the [[River Alde|Alde]], [[River Blyth, Suffolk|Blyth]], [[Deben River|Deben]], [[River Orwell|Orwell]] and [[River Stour, Suffolk|Stour]] rivers, farmland, [[salt marsh]], [[heathland]], mudflats, [[reed bed]]s, small towns and villages, [[shingle beach]]es and low eroding cliffs along 60 miles of coastline.<ref name= scah> |
The AONB covers [[ancient woodland]], commercial forestry, the estuaries of the [[River Alde|Alde]], [[River Blyth, Suffolk|Blyth]], [[Deben River|Deben]], [[River Orwell|Orwell]] and [[River Stour, Suffolk|Stour]] rivers, farmland, [[salt marsh]], [[heathland]], mudflats, [[reed bed]]s, small towns and villages, [[shingle beach]]es and low eroding cliffs along 60 miles of coastline.<ref name= scah>{{cite web | url = http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/| title = Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB | publisher = Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB | access-date = 5 January 2019 }}</ref> |
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Features include the coastal towns of [[Aldeburgh]] and [[Southwold]] |
Features include the coastal towns of [[Aldeburgh]] and [[Southwold]], [[Bawdsey]], [[Covehithe]], [[Dunwich]], [[Minsmere]], [[Orford, Suffolk|Orford]], [[Orford Ness]], [[Sizewell]], [[Thorpeness]], [[Walberswick]] and the [[RSPB Minsmere]] Reserve. There are three National Nature Reserves in the area and many [[Sites of Special Scientific Interest]]. Three long-distance footpaths pass through the AONB: the [[Suffolk Coast Path]], the [[Sandlings Walk]] and the [[Stour and Orwell Walk]]. |
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In July 2020 the AONB was extended by around 38 square kilometres to cover land north of [[Brantham]], and an area around [[Mistley]] and [[Wrabness]] in [[Essex]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boost for picturesque landscapes as Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty extended |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-picturesque-landscapes-as-suffolk-coast-and-heaths-area-of-outstanding-natural-beauty-extended |website=UK Government |publisher=Natural England |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-07|title=Suffolk Coast and Heaths: England's first 'beauty extension' since 1991|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-53308890|access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref> It was the first extension to any AONB in England since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=North Essex Is designated Outstandingly Beautiful!|url=https://www.essex.gov.uk/news/north-essex-is-designated-outstandingly-beautiful|access-date=2022-02-19|website=www.essex.gov.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 26 February 2024
Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape | |
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Cliffs at Easton Wood, near Covehithe, Suffolk in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB | |
Location of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB in the UK | |
Location | Suffolk, England |
Established | 1970 |
Website | Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB Official Website |
The Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Suffolk and Essex,[1] England.
The AONB covers ancient woodland, commercial forestry, the estuaries of the Alde, Blyth, Deben, Orwell and Stour rivers, farmland, salt marsh, heathland, mudflats, reed beds, small towns and villages, shingle beaches and low eroding cliffs along 60 miles of coastline.[2]
Features include the coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold, Bawdsey, Covehithe, Dunwich, Minsmere, Orford, Orford Ness, Sizewell, Thorpeness, Walberswick and the RSPB Minsmere Reserve. There are three National Nature Reserves in the area and many Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Three long-distance footpaths pass through the AONB: the Suffolk Coast Path, the Sandlings Walk and the Stour and Orwell Walk.
In July 2020 the AONB was extended by around 38 square kilometres to cover land north of Brantham, and an area around Mistley and Wrabness in Essex.[3][4] It was the first extension to any AONB in England since 2011.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "North Essex Is designated Outstandingly Beautiful!". www.essex.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB". Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Boost for picturesque landscapes as Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty extended". UK Government. Natural England. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Suffolk Coast and Heaths: England's first 'beauty extension' since 1991". BBC News. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "North Essex Is designated Outstandingly Beautiful!". www.essex.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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