RSPB Dingle Marshes nature reserve

Dingle Marshes is a superb mixture of coastal and freshwater habitats bordered by forest and
heathland.
The freshwater reedbeds are home to important numbers of breeding bitterns, marsh harriers
and bearded tits, and in summer are alive with singing warblers. These are protected from the
sea by a vegetated shingle bank, which is important for plants such as sea kale and yellow
horned-poppy. Little terns often nest along this bank.
Between the shingle and the reeds are a series of brackish pools which attract wading birds and ducks, including avocets, redshanks, grey plovers and wigeons. In winter, flocks of twite search for seeds around these pools.
There is a small hide overlooking the reedbed, which is accessed along forest tracks within
Dunwich Forest. Within the forest you may see birds such as crossbills, goldcrests and siskins, hear singing woodlarks in spring, or spot red deer, especially in autumn.
The circular walk involves more than one mile on shingle.
Access is from the Dunwich Beach car park, where there are toilets and a fish and chip shop.
Food is also available at the nearby Ship Inn.

Prices

Free entry

Open all the time

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