Havergate Island

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Havergate Island is the only island in the county of Suffolk. It is found at the confluence of the River Ore and the River Butley near the village of Orford. It is a marshy nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and is known for its population of avocets and terns. It is part of the ecologically important Alde-Ore Estuary and has protected conservation status as part of a National Nature Reserve, SSSI, SAC, SPA, Ramsar Site and is also a part of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.

The island, which is 2 miles (3.2 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) across at its widest point and covers 267 acres (1.08 km2), lies in the Alder & Ore estuary and is protected from the North Sea by the shingle spit of Orford Ness. It is bounded by the river channels known locally as The Gull, Lower Gull and The Narrows.