Grid reference TF8544
near to Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, England
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Path through marsh pastures
One of the footpaths leading into the Holkham Nature Reserve can be accessed from the A149 east of Burnham Overy Staithe. The first section of this path runs in a straight line; here a short track veers easterly, leading to a gate into a... (more)
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Overy Creek
Overy Creek with on the dyke the path to Burnham Overy Staithe
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Footpath to byway, Overy Marshes
A view from a bend on the coast path on its levee by Overy Creek. This starts as Burnham Overy footpath 7 (the path followed up to this point by the coast path), but after nearly 400 metres it turns into Burnham Overy restricted byway 8. It... (more)
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Sluice draining Overy Marshes into Overy Creek
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Footpath to Overy Marshes, Norfolk
To the east of Burnham Overy Staithe
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Overy Marsh mudflats
With small creeks meandering through the mud. This is a very good area to see a variety of common wading birds, such as Dunlin, Redshank and Grey plover, up close and in good light. There is often something slightly more unusual amongst them as well.
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Overy Marsh
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Crop field off the A149, Burnham Overy Staithe
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Overy Creek
Mudflats and tidal channels seen from the Norfolk Coast Path near Burnham Overy Staithe
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Burnham Overy Bank Sluice and Overy Creek
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Geese landing on open water
Heralded by much honking from the water and from the air, another group of geese land on this water on Overy Marshes, close to Burnham Overy Staithe. Marsh House Farm is in the group of trees in the background.
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Spigot Mortar Base, Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.
Relic from WW2. The mortar would have pivoted on the stainless steel spigot in the centre of the reinforced concrete base. The spigot mortar was rejected by the regular army but saw service with Home Guard and airfield protection units... (more)
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