Alde Mudflats
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| Alde Mudflats | |
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Iken, Suffolk |
| OS grid | TM399562 |
| Area | 22 hectares |
| Managed by | Suffolk Wildlife Trust |
Alde Mudflats is a 22 hectare nature reserve west of Iken in Suffolk. It is owned by the Crown Estate and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[1] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,[2] and part of the Alde-Ore Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest,[3] Ramsar internationally important wetland site,[4][5] Special Area of Conservation,[6][7] Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,[8][9] and Grade I Nature Conservation Review site,[10]
This three mile long stretch of inter-tidal mud and saltmarsh supports internationally important numbers of avocets, and other birds include black-tailed godwits, oystercatchers, marsh harriers, pintails, wigeons and grey plovers.[1]
There is no public access to the site.