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A report on Unit 7’s visit to the Suffolk coast. Orford Ness is a National nature reserve formed on a shingle spit on the Suffolk coastline. The barren windswept terrain, which holds a delicate and protected vegetated shingle habitat, was once home to the UK’s Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Remnants of this era remain sparsely scattered around the island. Buildings deserted and gradually decaying make for a desolate world so consuming that it is possible to forget one’s proximity to the nearby Orford, connected by a short boat ride over …