Nature Reserves in East Anglia

Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Cley and Salthouse Marshes visitor centre offers access to over 600 acres of wetland habitat in Cley Next The Sea, Norfolk.

Captain's Wood is a nature reserve in Sudbourne, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors on Sundays.

Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve is a 1,340-hectare nature reserve near Southwold, Suffolk, spanning reedbeds, marshes, and heathland with around 300 recorded bird species.

RSPB Minsmere is a coastal nature reserve near Saxmundham, Suffolk, with reedbeds, woodland and seven bird-spotting hides.

Riverside Walk is a waymarked nature reserve and cafe-linked green space in Hadleigh, Suffolk, following the west bank of the River Brett through alder woodland and fen.

RSPB Wolves Wood is an ancient woodland nature reserve near Ipswich, Suffolk, where trees have been coppiced continuously since at least the 1600s.

Blaxhall Common is a nature reserve in Blaxhall, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors with dogs and children welcome.

RSPB Dingle Marshes is a coastal nature reserve near Saxmundham, Suffolk, where Bitterns, Marsh Harriers and Bearded Tits breed among vast freshwater reedbeds.

Sudbury Common Lands is a local nature reserve in Sudbury, Suffolk, covering 50 hectares of ancient wetland meadows, ponds, and unploughed grassland.

Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale is a nature reserve near Bures, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors on Sundays.

Mill Stream Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve on the eastern outskirts of Ipswich in Kesgrave, Suffolk, covering 4.7 hectares of stream-side woodland, ponds, and wildflower grassland.

Trimley Marshes is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve in Felixstowe offering wetland habitats, walking trails, and bird watching opportunities along the coast.

Needham Lake Local Nature Reserve is a free countryside attraction in Needham Market, Suffolk, built on a flooded 1970s gravel pit beside the River Gipping.

Redgrave and Lopham Fen is a National Nature Reserve in South Lopham, Suffolk, renowned as one of England's largest surviving lowland fens.

Benacre National Nature Reserve is a coastal nature reserve in Suffolk, with lagoons, diverse flora, and a reputation for migratory bird species.

Landguard Nature Reserve is a vegetated shingle spit and coastal nature reserve at Felixstowe, Suffolk, stretching 1.5 miles along the southern tip of the Suffolk Heritage Coast.

Hen Reedbeds is a nature reserve near Southwold, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors with dogs on Sundays.

Levington Lagoon is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve in Levington, Suffolk offering wetland habitats for birdwatching and wildlife observation year-round.