Trimley Marshes

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| name = Trimley Marshes

| photo = Entrance to Trimley Marshes - geograph.org.uk - 282436.jpg

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| type = Nature reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TM 262 355

| location = Trimley St Mary, Suffolk

| area = 77 hectares

| manager = Suffolk Wildlife Trust

}}

Trimley Marshes is a 77 hectare nature reserve west of Trimley St Mary, on the outskirts of Felixstowe in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url= http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves/trimley-marshes |title= Trimley Marshes |publisher= Suffolk Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 3 August 2017}} It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf|page=76|title=Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018|publisher=Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB |accessdate= 6 August 2016}} the Orwell Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest,{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002511&SiteName=orwell&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Orwell Estuary | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 6 June 2017}} the Stour and Orwell Estuaries Ramsar site internationally important wetland site{{cite web|url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/RIS/UK11067.pdf |title= Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Stour and Orwell Estuaries |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 4 May 2017}}{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11067&SiteName=stour&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Stour and Orwell Estuaries | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 10 May 2017}} and Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009121&SiteName=stour&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Stour and Orwell Estuaries | series= Special Protection Area|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 10 May 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/SPA/UK9009121.pdf |title=Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Stour and Orwell Estuaries. |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 4 May 2017}}

This site has a reservoir, islands, reedbeds and marshes. It has a rich variety and number of birds, such as redshankss, avocets, oystercatchers, little grebes and gadwalls.

There is access to the site from Cordy's Lane.

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