River Ore
For the river in Scotland, see River Ore, Fife.The River Ore is the name of the final section of the River Alde from just above Orford to the sea. It has one tributary, the Butley River, and Havergate Island is found at their confluence.
The lower reaches of the river passes through marshland and shingle or sand beaches, most of which is now owned by the National Trust as the "Orford Ness National Nature Reserve". Before the National Trust took ownership of this land, it was the site of a secret military base where tests with radar were carried out during the Cold War.
The shingle spit that blocks the river, Orford Ness, is now some 10 miles in length and is owned by the National Trust, previously being a secret military base where tests with radar were carried out. The main area through which the River Alde flows is open countryside in private ownership, much of it arable farmland.
The tidal reaches (below Snape Bridge) are within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as being a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a designated Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area. An RSPB reserve, Boyton Marshes, is situated between the River Ore and the Butley River. A registered charity, the Alde & Ore Association, exists to "preserve and protect for the public benefit the Alde, Ore and Butley Creek rivers and their banks from Shingle Street to their tidal limits".
The novel What I Was by Meg Rosoff is set on the coastline where the River Ore meets the sea.
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