Snape Marshes Nature Reserve in Suffolk

Snape Marshes is a nature reserve in Suffolk that is managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

Snape Marshes is a great place to visit for butterflies, peaceful, reptiles, scenic and suits all ages.

Birds found in Snape Marshes

There have been 89 species of birds recorded in the Snape Marshes area.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Snape Marshes

There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Snape Marshes area.

Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)