Holkham NNR
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This article is about the National Nature Reserve of Holkham. For other uses, see Holkham (disambiguation).
Holkham NNR is a National Nature Reserve in Norfolk, England, established by English Nature and managed in conjunction with the Holkham Estate.
It lies between Wells-next-the-Sea, Holkham and Burnham Overy Staithe, and the total area is 39 km². It includes a wide range of habitats: sandflats, sanddunes, saltmarsh, grazing marsh, mixed woodland.
Many rare species of wildlife can be found here. Amongst the flora there is the "Red Book Data" species Jersey cudweed; amongst the birds, Dark-bellied Brent Goose, pink-footed goose, wigeon, bittern, marsh harrier, avocet, bearded tit and garganey.
In this same area is a clearly designated section of the dunes for naturists - very popular in the summer.
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