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RSPB Norwich Meetings: Hellesdon Community Centre, Middleton's Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich NR6 5SR
    Cost: £1.50 for local group members, £2.50 for non-members, and includes refreshments.
        Membership: Tel: secretary on 01603 700229 / Email: hilarydunseath@hotmail.com

Note: Entry to all these reserves is free to RSPB members
Eastern England - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Strumpshaw Fen
To reach the reserve turn into the village of Brundall from the A47 Norwich to Great Yarmouth road. Go through the village and the reserve is sign-posted from the centre of Brundall
Information: 01603 715191
Cost: Adults £2.50, Children 50p, and families £5

Strumpshaw Fen is the main visitor area, with information about the whole Mid Yare Reserve. There are three viewing hides and five miles of trails. It is home to breeding marsh harriers, bearded tits, and cetti's warblers. In addition, a wide variety of scare and rare plants, including orchid, milk parsley and marsh pea can be seen. The summer months bring a variety of butterflies, including swallowtail and a number of dragonflies, including Norfolk hawker. Mammals that might be seen include otter, Chinese water deer and water vole.

Buckenham Marshes
By car follow signs to Strumpshaw from Brundall, then take the road signed to Cantley. Turn right after the recycling centre and you reach Buckenham. The next right turn will take you to Buckenham Station. By train at weekends take the Wherry Line between Norwich and Great Yarmouth or Lowestoft.

Thousands of wigeons, teal, golden plovers and lapwings gather at Buckenham marshes in winter. Barn owls, kestrels and marsh harriers are regularly seen hunting . The summer months bring large numbers of breeding wading birds to the site.

Cantley Marshes

The marshes can be viewed from public footpaths at Cantley village. The marshes are renowned for their flocks of wintering geese, including bean geese. Enquire at Strumpshaw reception.

Breydon Water

Huge numbers of migrating and wintering ducks, geese and wading birds use this area throughout the autumn and winter. A footpath alongside the northern side of the estuary offers excellent views. The footpath can be reached from Great Yarmouth by walking under the bridge at the far end of the ASDA superstore car park.

North Denes Beach
Situated: Follow the seafront road north from Great Yarmouth for about 2.5km,. Park near the Iron Duke pub and the colony is on the beach opposite.

This stretch of beach, close to Great Yarmouth centre is home to ten percent of the UK's breeding population of little turns. The RSPB runs a seasonal protection scheme and there are wardens on hand to show you these special birds.

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