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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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NORTH NORFOLK COAST |
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| General Description |
Situated north of Norwich at the Norfolk coast, this biosphere reserve includes a wide range of habitats, from intertidal sands and muds, through shingle ridges, to saltwater and freshwater marshes. The saltmarshes are of great value for breeding and wintering wildfowl and includes a large breeding colony of common seals. Other habitats comprise mires, river valleys, heathlands, chalk and cliff-top grasslands, woodlands and farmland. Many tourists frequent the area, notably for beach activities and birdwatching. There arises some pressure on specific sites due to these activities. Other activities within the biosphere reserve are the cultivation of mainly cereals and sugar beet, grazing and harvesting mussels, cockles, shrimps, crabs, and bait as well as some commercial shore-netting. Educational visits of school children and students take place and there are a number of interpretive and field centers in the area. Research covers a full range of biological sciences (and especially ornithology), and also relates to the geomorphology of coastal processes. Proposals made in the periodic review for extending this reserve to meet the Seville criteria are being considered. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Coastal marshes and dune systems (salt and freshwater) | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Marshes; sand dunes etc. | |||
| Location | 52°56' to 52°57'N; 00°43' to 01°00'E | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 8,500 | |||
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| Altitude (metres above sea level) | 0 to +20 | |||
| Year designated | 1976 | |||
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| Brief description |
Ecology of marshes and dune systems Research on coastal processes etc. |
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| Abiotic | Abiotic factors. | |||
| Biodiversity | Coastal/marine, dune systems, ecology, wetlands. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | n.a. | |||
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| Contact address |
Michael Rooney Site Manager, English Nature Norfolk Hill Farm Offices, Main Road - Holkham NR23 1AB Wells-Next-The-Sea - Norfolk United Kingdom |
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| Telephone | (44.1328) 71 18 66 | |||
| Fax | (44.1328) 71 18 93 | |||
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michael.rooney@english-nature.org.uk |
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| Contact address |
Stewart Lane Administrative Contact, Land Management & Advisory Services Natural England, Northminster House PE1 1UA Peterborough United Kingdom |
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| Telephone | (44.1733) 455133 | |||
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stewart.lane@naturalengland.org.uk |
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| Last updated: 3/13/2007 |
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