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Brancaster Manor Salt Marsh

Norfolk · Coastal · salt marsh and intertidal mud and sand flat

National Trust - National Trust
Never eat anything you cannot identify with 100% certainty.

This is a guide, not a substitute for expert identification. Foraging guides - including this one - can contain errors. If you are not completely certain of an identification, do not eat it. Cross-check against at least two independent sources, and when in doubt, consult a local foraging expert or an experienced forager in person before eating anything wild.

Brancaster Manor is an 810-hectare National Trust salt marsh on the north Norfolk coast, part of the wider North Norfolk Coast SSSI. The parish combines extensive salt marsh with intertidal mud and sand flats, a classic samphire-gathering ground.

Soil: salt marsh mud and silt with intertidal sand and mud flats

Parking: Car park at Brancaster Staithe; marsh accessed via the harbour and coastal footpaths.

What you might find here

Based on habitat type - always identify what you actually see, don't assume it matches this list.

Marsh Samphire Sea Beet Mussels Cockles
Shellfish gathering: always check the current Cefas/FSA shellfish classification for this area and any local IFCA byelaws before gathering - do not assume this location is safe based on this listing alone. See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shellfish-classification for the official list.
Coastal foraging: check tide times before you go, be aware of cut-off routes across mudflats and salt marsh, and never gather shellfish without checking the current Cefas/FSA classification for that area - see the UK foraging law guide.

Source: Wikipedia - Brancaster