The Haven is situated between the town of Aldeburgh and village of
Thorpeness in the heart of the
Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (new window) and is immediately adjacent to the
RSPB nature reserve at North Warren (new
window).
The Haven has important communities of wild flowers growing on
both the shingle beach and the marsh edge. Yellow-horned Poppy, Sea
Kale and Sea Pea all thrive here. Ground nesting birds such as
Ringed Plovers are also found on the shingle beach and migrant
Clouded Yellow butterflies may be seen in the summer months.
Patches of gorse and scrub provide important cover for nesting
Linnets and Whitethroats. The nature reserve also lies on the route
of the
Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path (new
window).
The Haven is partly owned by the RSPB and partly by Suffolk
Coastal. The land is managed through a three-way partnership also
involving the Suffolk Wildlife Trust (new window). There are
car and cycle parking facilities
available.