North Norfolk Coast

The coastal wetlands of the north Norfolk coast and the Wash are wonderfully atmospheric, mystical places. They are justifiably renowned around the world for their extensive areas of grazing marshes, lagoons, shingle, mudflats, saltmarsh, fresh water pools, reedbed and sand dune. The North Sea has always influenced, and continues to shape, our coast today.

Typical species: wintering geese and wildfowl, breeding waders, sandwich tern, avocet, common seal, water vole, shrubby sea blight, sea lavender

Threatened species: bittern, otter, natterjack toad, dark green fritillary, starlet sea anemone