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Orford Ness in Suffolk is welcoming scores of grey seal pups this winter
A large colony of seals is thriving on an English coastline thanks to a “lack of human disturbance”, according to the site’s manager
Orford Ness in Suffolk is the home to the county’s first breeding colony of grey seals.
The site, managed by the National Trust, welcomes more and more seals during each winter breeding season.
Matt Wilson, the trust’s countryside manager for the Suffolk and Essex coast, said he hoped the site would rival other UK seal colonies.
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The breeding season at Orford Ness is under way with many more pups expected to arrive over the coming weeks
This winter’s breeding season, which began in November, has seen 80 pups already born with many more expected.
Since 2021, when the seals first arrived, their numbers have been steadily increasing.
The site is now home to about 400 seals, up from about 200 thre
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