Nature reserves in the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
Reserves
The ten reserves existing in 2012 had a combined area of 6,016 ha (14,863 acres), 78 percent of the SSSI. Although they have no legal protection beyond that of privately owned land, they may have more active management or provide visitor facilities.

Nature reserves in the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest

Section Title: Reserves
Table Section Text: The ten reserves existing in 2012 had a combined area of 6,016 ha (14,863 acres), 78 percent of the SSSI. Although they have no legal protection beyond that of privately owned land, they may have more active management or provide visitor facilities.

Reserve name	Management	Area	Date	Remarks	Grid ref.

Blakeney Point	National Trust	1,097 ha (2,710 acres)	1912	A national nature reserve. A 3-mile-long sand and shingle spit that the sea is slowly moving landwards.	TG047452

Cley Marshes	Norfolk Wildlife Trust	176 ha (435 acres)	1926	Visitor centre and bird hides. Arnold's Marsh in the northeast corner of the reserve is owned by the National Trust.	TG054440

Holkham National Nature Reserve	Natural England and the Holkham Estate	3,531 ha (8,725 acres)	1967	Owned by the Earl of Leicester's Holkham Estate and the Crown Estates. Foreshore, sand dunes and sandspits, salt marsh, pine trees, shrub and grazing pasture.	TF891440 TF912454

Holme Bird Observatory	Norfolk Ornithological Association	5 ha (13 acres)	1962	A bird ringing site for studying migration. Mainly scrubby dunes and pine trees.	TF714448

Holme Dunes	Norfolk Wildlife Trust	213 ha (526 acres)	1965	Also a national nature reserve. Sand dunes, grazing marsh, salt marsh and freshwater pools.	TF714449

Kelling Quags	Norfolk Ornithological Association	5.7 ha (14 acres)	1984	Pools and wet grazing meadows behind a shingle ridge.	TG093437

Salthouse Marshes	Norfolk Wildlife Trust	66 ha (163 acres)	1971	Pools and wet grazing meadows behind a shingle ridge.	TG071445

Scolt Head Island	Natural England	737 ha (1,821 acres)	1968	Owned jointly by The National Trust and Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Island with sand dunes, salt marsh, shingle and tidal sand and mud flats, largely non-interventionist management.	TF846457

Stiffkey Fen	Buxton Conservation Trust	14 ha (35 acres)	1999	Reed bed and a fresh water lagoon with islands. Donated to the Trust by Lord Buxton.	TF986436

Titchwell Marsh	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds	171 ha (420 acres)	1973	Reed bed, freshwater lagoon, tidal lagoon and dunes. Visitor centre and bird hides.	TF750437

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In 1912, Blakeney Point was managed by the National Trust.
Blakeney Point started in 1912 and was managed by the National Trust.
Blakeney Point is managed by National Trust since 1912 and is a nature reserve in the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.

final_sentence: In 1912, Blakeney Point was managed by the National Trust.
final_sentence: Blakeney Point started in 1912 and was managed by the National Trust.
final_sentence: Blakeney Point is managed by National Trust since 1912 and is a nature reserve in the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.