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Alde–Ore Estuary
Tour Director
Kevin Hand,
MSc, MCIEEM
conservationist, ornithologist and environmental consultant
Itinerary
Day
1
Tour assembles 1600 at Ipswich Station then continues to Thorpeness for four nights at Thorpeness Hotel. Welcome and introductory talk.
Day
2
Boat trip down River Ore to Havergate Island (wintering avocets, waders, common seals, possibility of short-eared owls). Afternoon at Staverton Thicks (ancient deer park with some of the finest old trees in Suffolk). Evening talk.
Day
3
Dunwich Heath (disappearing cliffs, estuary) followed by Minsmere for shingle ridges and reed-beds (migrant waders, wintering wildfowl, bearded tits, roosting starlings). Afternoon: walk through woods, marshes and meadows (marsh and hen harrier, barn owl, goldeneye, Bewick’s swan), watch for red deer at dusk. Evening talk.
Day
4
Whole day in Orford including ferry to Orford Ness (largest vegetated shingle spit in Europe, tour of AWRE ‘pagodas’). Evening talk.
Day
5
Morning at North Warren Reserve (coastal waders, gulls, seabirds). Tour disperses 1300 at hotel and 1400 at Ipswich Station.
Tour Dates
17 Jan — 21 Jan 2022
Days
5
Cost
£1275
Tour Code
WILS-22
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Testimonial
"Varied and interesting visits."
ACE customer on previous Wildlife of Suffolk: Minsmere & Orford Ness tour
Cost of £1275 includes: accommodation based on sharing a twin or double bedded room, breakfast, one packed lunch, dinner with water & coffee, excursions & admissions, gratuities.
Not included: travel insurance, double room for single use supplement £185.