North Cove Nature Reserve

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North Cove
North Cove 4.jpg
TypeNature reserve
LocationBeccles, Suffolk
OS gridTM471905
Area15.5 hectares
Managed bySuffolk Wildlife Trust

North Cove is a 15.5 hectare nature reserve between Beccles and Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[1] t is part of the Barnby Broad and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] the Broadland Ramsar internationally important wetland site,[3][4] the Broadland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,[5][6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[7][8]

The site has wet woodland, grazing marsh, ponds and dykes. There are birds such as sparrowhawks, woodcocks, redpolls, siskins and the three species of woodpecker. Flora include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage, bog pimpernel and the nationally scarce marsh fern.[1]

There is access from a footpath between Barnby and the Angles Way.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "North Cove". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Designated Sites View: Barnby Broad and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Broadland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Broadland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ "The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

Coordinates: 52°27′25″N 1°38′10″E / 52.457°N 1.636°E / 52.457; 1.636

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