Site description Reedbeds and other wetland habitats situated along the Suffolk coast just north of Southwold. The IBA includes ancient woodland, saltmarsh, shingle and sand-dune communities, and brackish and freshwater communities that inhabit coastal lagoons, reedbeds and the river valley. The cliffs and beach have geological and physiographical importance. The IBA holds a diverse assemblage of breeding and wintering species.
Populations of IBA trigger species
Protected areas
| Protected area |
Designation |
Area (ha) |
Relationship with IBA |
Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|
| Benacre |
National Nature Reserve |
372 |
protected area contained by site |
408 |
|
| Benacre to Easton Bavents |
Birds Directive |
517 |
is identical to site |
468 |
|
| Pakefield to Easton Bavents |
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) |
735 |
protected area contains site |
468 |
|
| Suffolk |
Heritage Coast |
12,216 |
protected area overlaps with site |
282 |
|
| Suffolk Coast and Heaths |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
40,300 |
protected area contains site |
468 |
|
Habitats
| IUCN habitat |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
| Forest |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland |
- |
| Grassland |
|
- |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Coastal lagoons; Fens, transition mires and springs; Shingle or stony beaches; Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation |
- |
Land use
| Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
| agriculture |
- |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
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BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Benacre to Easton Bavents. Downloaded from
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