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

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

Question: Which reserve was managed by the National Trust in 1912?
Answer: Blakeney Point is managed by National Trust since 1912 and is a nature reserve in the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.