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Samphire gathering

Samphire (Salicornia europea) gathering is probably a widespread activity on a small scale, though it appears to be little recorded. It does occur in parts of the Norfolk Coast, usually through a form of common right. The activity was recorded in only 9 of the 155 estuaries covered by the Estuaries Review (Davidson et al., 1991). There are no recorded impacts either on the vegetation or on other nature conservation interests from the current, low intensity activity associated with hand collection. By its nature, collection of the material can only take place at low tide and in the late summer, before the main wintering bird populations appear.