Calthorpe Broad Explained

Calthorpe Broad
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	43.5ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Calthorpe Broad is a 43.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Stalham in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I^[3] and a national nature reserve.^[4] It is also part of the Broadland Ramsar site^[5] and Special Protection Area,^[6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.^[7]

This broad has diverse fauna and flora. Water plants include mare's-tail, water violet, blunt-leaved pondweed, spiked water-milfoil, floating scirpus, yellow water-lily and the nationally scarce water soldier.^[8]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.777°N 1.573°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Calthorpe Broad . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 October 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Calthorpe Broad. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 October 2018.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 172-73, 210 . Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521 21403 3 .

4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Calthorpe Broad . National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 28 May 2018.
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broadland . Ramsar Sites. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broadland . Special Protection Areas. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
7. Web site: Designated Sites View: The Broads . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
8. Web site: Calthorpe Broad citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 October 2018.