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This is the place to witness two of the UK's great wildlife spectacles. On big tides, as water covers the vast mudflats of The Wash, tens of thousands of wading birds are pushed onto the roost banks and islands in front of the RSPB hides.

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Open at all times.

Entrance charges

Free, but donations to help us continue our work here are welcome.

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01485 542689

snettisham@rspb.org.uk

Nearest town: Hunstanton, Norfolk

Grid reference: TF650328

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For directions, please see our How to get here page.

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Wader flock (including oystercatchers and dunlin) at the RSPB Snettisham nature reserve - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 6077000_00002_002)
Visitors birdwatching with telescopes, Snettisham RSPB reserve - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 1011731)
Bugloss, Sandy Heath quarry - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 1009979)
Knot flock on shallow water, Snettisham - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 1015944)
Bird illustrations by Mike Langman (RSPB)