Leathes Ham Explained

Leathes Ham
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	TM 531 933
Location:	Lowestoft, Suffolk
Area:	6.0 hectares

Leathes Ham is a 6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is owned by Waveney District Council.^{[1] [2]}

In the medieval period this site was turbary, an area which was dug for peat, and it later flooded and became a lake.^[3] It has a reedbed, dykes, and marshes where wildfowl breed. Flora include ragged robin and southern marsh orchid.^[1]

There is access from Normanston Park.

References

52.479°N 1.726°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leathes Ham . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 March 2013 . 9 May 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Leathes Ham. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 9 May 2017.
3. Book: Butcher, David. Medieval Lowestoft: The Origins and Growth of a Suffolk Coastal Community. 47. Boydell & Brewer. 2016. 9781783271498.