Yare Broads and Marshes explained

Yare Broads and Marshes
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	744.5ha
Notifydate:	1988
Map:	Magic Map

Yare Broads and Marshes is a 744.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Norwich in Norfolk, England.^{[1] [2]} Part of the site, is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I^[3] and most of it is in the Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve.^[4] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site^[5] and Special Protection Area,^[6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.^[7] Two ares are Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserves, Strumpshaw Fen and Surlingham Church Marsh.^{[8] [9]}

This is a nationally important wetland site, with grazing marsh, open water, fen, carr woodland and peat. There are many nationally rare plants and many birds including nationally important wintering flocks of wigeon.^[10]

References

52.602°N 1.448°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Yare Broads and Marshes . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Yare Broads and Marshes. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 June 2018.
3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 209–10 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Mid-Yare . 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: Strumpshaw Fen. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 2 June 2018.
9. Web site: Surlingham Church Marsh. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 24 June 2018.
10. Web site: Yare Broads and Marshes citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 June 2018.