Norfolk and Suffolk are two of the most important birdwatching counties in the UK
Norfolk has fabulous reserves on the coast at Snettisham, Holme-next-the-Sea, Titchwell, Holkham, and Cley-next-the-Sea. The Broads are another magnet for birds, and there are reserves at Hickling, Berney Marshes and Breydon Water, and Strumpshaw Fen. Norfolk also enjoys the Winter Wildlife Safari, with thousands of migrating swans at Welney Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, migrating geese at Snettisham and also the largest seal colony in England at Blakeney Point.
Orford Ness and Havergate Nature Reserve and Suffolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have inspired birdwatchers for generations. Within or close to these are fantastic locations such as the Blyth Estuary, Dunwich Heath, Carlton Marshes and, of course, Minsmere, which has featured on BBC’s Springwatch programme.