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Suffolk Coast & Heaths

Suffolk Coast and Heaths
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Dunwich seafront today.JPG
Dunwich Beach in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB
Country England
County Suffolk
Location East Anglia
Animal Bearded reedling, great bittern, nightjar, pied avocet, western marsh harrier, woodlark
Founded 1970
Map of England and Wales with a green area representing the location of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB
Location of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB in the UK
Website: Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB Official Website

The Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Suffolk, England.

The AONB covers ancient woodland, commercial forestry, the estuaries of the Alde, Blyth, Deben, Orwell and Stour rivers, farmland, salt marsh, heathland, mudflats, reed beds, small towns and villages, shingle beaches and low eroding cliffs along 60 miles of coastline.

Features include the coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold. Bawdsey, Covehithe, Dunwich, Minsmere, Orford, Orford Ness, Sizewell, Thorpeness, Walberswick and the RSPB Minsmere Reserve. There are three National Nature Reserves in the area and many Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Three long distance footpaths pass through the AONB: the Suffolk Coast Path, the Sandlings Walk and the Stour and Orwell Walk.

Coordinates: 52°12′49″N 1°37′25″E / 52.2136°N 1.6236°E / 52.2136; 1.6236


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