A grey seal colony has established itself at a former Cold War weapons testing site on the Suffolk coast.
More than 130 grey seal pups have been born at Orford Ness, a remote shingle spit, this breeding season.
Rangers said the blubbery mammals have used the ex-military site as a breeding ground every year since 2021, following a reduction in visitor access because of the pandemic.
It is thought they spilled over from well-populated colonies in Norfolk.
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A grey seal colony has established itself at a former Cold War weapons testing site on the Suffolk coast.
More than 130 grey seal pups have been born at Orford Ness, a remote shingle spit, this breeding season.
Rangers said the blubbery mammals have used the ex-military site as a breeding ground every year since 2021, following a reduction in visitor access because of the pandemic.
Orford Ness was used as a military test site during both world wars and into the nuclear age, before the Ministry of Defence sold it to the National Trust in 1993.
The breeding season for grey seals runs from October to March, which is when Orford Ness is closed to visitors, and as a result disturbance has been kept to a minimum.
“Part of the reason we think the colony has established itself here is the remote nature of the site and lack of disturbance, and of course we want that to continue,” said Mr Wilson.
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