North Cove Nature Reserve Explained

North Cove
Type:	Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	TM471905
Location:	Beccles, Suffolk
Area:	15.5 hectares
Manager:	Suffolk Wildlife Trust

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

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.

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

References

52.457°N 1.636°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Barnby Broad and Marshes . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 May 2017.
2. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broadland . Ramsar Site. Natural England. 8 May 2017.
3. Web site: Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Broadland . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 4 May 2017.
4. Web site: Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Broadland. . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 4 May 2017.
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broadland . Special Protection Area. Natural England. 7 May 2017.
6. Web site: The Broads . Special Areas of Conservation . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 4 May 2017.
7. Web site: Designated Sites View: The Broads . Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. 7 May 2017.