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. Alde Mudflats An area of mudflats on the southern side of the river, near Iken, is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust as their Alde Mudflats nature reserve: there is no public land access to prevent a human disturbance. See also Suffolk Coast and Heaths River Ore, Fife References External links Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries Orford Ness National Nature Reserve information at the National Trust RSPB - Boyton Marshes The Alde & Ore Association Aldeburgh Yacht Club Orford Sailing Club Slaughden Sailing Club Boyton Marshes guide from the RSPB Alde Ramsar sites in England