Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 7,831 hectares (78.31 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | poor | medium | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
This site extends for over 40 km from Hunstanton in the west to Salthouse in the east, and includes extensive intertidal sand and mudflats, and some of Europe's best saltmarshes. A diverse saltmarsh flora, extensive reedbeds (Phragmites) and dune systems are present alongside grazing-marshes that hold a rich diversity of aquatic plant species. The site is also of great geomorphological interest. The IBA is important for a variety of breeding species, wintering wildfowl and migrating waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Norfolk Coast (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-norfolk-coast-iba-united-kingdom on 22/12/2024.