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Deben Estuary SSSI

Coordinates:52°02′N1°21′E / 52.04°N 1.35°E /52.04; 1.35
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Nature reserve in Suffolk, England

Deben Estuary
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 296 434[1]
InterestBiological
Area981.1 hectares[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map
Designations
Official nameDeben Estuary
Designated11 March 1996
Reference no.794[2]

Deben Estuary SSSI is a 981.1-hectare (2,424-acre) biologicalSite of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) covering theRiver Deben and its banks 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from its mouth north ofFelixstowe toWoodbridge inSuffolk.[1][3] It is aRamsar internationally important wetland site[4][5] and aSpecial Protection Area under theEuropean UnionDirective on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[6][7] It is also in theSuffolk Coast and HeathsArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[8] It partly overlaps two geological SSSIs,Ferry Cliff, Sutton andRamsholt Cliff.[9]

The site has been designated an SSSI for its overwinteringwaders andwildfowl, and for its diverse saltmarshes. It has internationally important overwinteringredshanks and nationally important numbers ofdark-bellied brent geese,shelducks andblack-tailed godwits. The estuary also has three nationally rare plants and a nationally rare mollusc.[9]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Designated Sites View: Deben Estuary". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved24 May 2017.
  2. ^"Deben Estuary".Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved25 April 2018.
  3. ^"Map of Deben Estuary". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved24 May 2017.
  4. ^"Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Deben Estuary"(PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved4 May 2017.
  5. ^"Designated Sites View: Deben Estuary". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved10 May 2017.
  6. ^"Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Deben Estuary"(PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved4 May 2017.
  7. ^"Designated Sites View: Deben Estuary". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved10 May 2017.
  8. ^"Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018"(PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved6 August 2016.
  9. ^ab"Deben Estuary citation"(PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved24 May 2017.

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