Trimley Marshes | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Trimley St Mary, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM 262 355 |
Area | 77 hectares |
Managed by | Suffolk Wildlife Trust |
Trimley Marshes is a 77 hectare nature reserve west of Trimley St Mary, on the outskirts of Felixstowe in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. [1] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, [2] the Orwell Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest, [3] the Stour and Orwell Estuaries Ramsar site internationally important wetland site [4] [5] and Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. [6] [7]
This site has a reservoir, islands, reedbeds and marshes. It has a rich variety and number of birds, such as redshankss, avocets, oystercatchers, little grebes and gadwalls. [1]
There is access to the site from Cordy's Lane. [1]