Main habitats: Coastal
Area: 909.1 Ha
Managed by: the National Trust and Havergate Island by the RSPB
The Orfordness-Havergate NNR lies just south of Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast.
The site is a large shingle spit separated from the mainland by the River Alde.
The spit was formed by the deposition of shingle deposits through wave action and longshore drift. This is an on-going process, meaning the spit is growing, and the site is of great value to coastal defence research.
The site supports large lichen and moss communities. Many plant species that are nationally rare are found here in abundance.
The shingle supports a number of rare and scarce invertebrates - particularly beetles and spiders - and the site is also an important breeding place for many bird species including terns and avocet.
From looking at this site I have come to the conclusion that this site obviously wasn't built by man but from the natural process of nature. There are a few man made facilities on site such as an education centre and disabled toilets.
As Orford Ness is a National Nature Reserve maybe we should find out how the site is maintained? and who helps keep it to a nature reserve standard? What process has the maintenance team gone through?
There is not too much info on this site, so maybe we should ring the national trust to find out some more info.
Ross
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