Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Barton Broad | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 365 215 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 745.3 hectares (1,842 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1989 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Ant Broads and Marshes is a 745.3-hectare (1,842-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. [1] [2] Most of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, [3] and it is part of the Broadland Ramsar [4] and Special Protection Area, [5] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. [6] Part of it is the Barton Broad nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, [7] and two areas are National Nature Reserves. [8] [9]
This site in the valley of the River Ant is described by Natural England as the "finest example of unpolluted valley fen in Western Europe". It has a network of dykes that support a diverse variety of aquatic plants, and its fenland invertebrate fauna is of national importance. [10]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Barton Broad | |
Location | Norfolk |
---|---|
Grid reference | TG 365 215 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 745.3 hectares (1,842 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1989 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Ant Broads and Marshes is a 745.3-hectare (1,842-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. [1] [2] Most of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, [3] and it is part of the Broadland Ramsar [4] and Special Protection Area, [5] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. [6] Part of it is the Barton Broad nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, [7] and two areas are National Nature Reserves. [8] [9]
This site in the valley of the River Ant is described by Natural England as the "finest example of unpolluted valley fen in Western Europe". It has a network of dykes that support a diverse variety of aquatic plants, and its fenland invertebrate fauna is of national importance. [10]