Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

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Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Hickling Broad.jpg
Hickling Broad
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 435 212[1]
InterestBiological
Area1,185.9 hectares (2,930 acres)[1]
Notification1988[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes is a 1,185.9-hectare (2,930-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.[1][2] Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site[5] and Special Protection Area,[6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[7] Two areas, Hickling Broad and Martham Broad, are national nature reserves[8][9] managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.[10][11]

This is one of the finest wetland complexes in Britain, and it is internationally important for its wetland plant communities and associated animal species. It has four lakes, Hickling Broad, , Horsey Mere and Martham Broad, together with smaller water bodies, swamp, fen, woodland and grazing marsh.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 170–71. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Designated Sites View: Hickling Broad". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Designated Sites View: Martham Broad". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Hickling Broad". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Martham Broad". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

Coordinates: 52°44′02″N 1°36′18″E / 52.734°N 1.605°E / 52.734; 1.605

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