The Broads National Park - The Broads National Park The Broads are a network of rivers and of lakes (Broads) in Norfolk and Suffolk. They are Britain's newest national park and are in the care of the Broads Authority. Special legislation gives the navigation of the waterways equal status with the conservation and public enjoyment of the area. The total area is 303 sq. km. over 200 km of waterways. There are 6 rivers and about 50 shallow lakes known as broads. Specific parts of 'the Broads' have been awarded a variety of designations, for instance: Special Protection Area (SPA) status for an area named 'Broadland' composed of 28 SSSIs Site of Special Scientific Interest Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) status for parts of the Halvergate Marshes National Nature Reserve (NNR) status.
Ant Broads & Marshes NNR - Ant Broads & Marshes NNR Ant Broads & Marshes NNR is a National Nature Reserve in Norfolk, England established by English Nature. It is part of the "Ant Broads and Marshes" Site of Special Scientific Interest and is within The Broads National Park. The NNR includes: Barton Broad and Catfield Fen, owned and managed by Norfolk Wildlife Trust Catfield Fen Reserve, owned and managed by the British Butterfly Conservation Society. The fen is the best example of unpolluted valley fen in Western Europe. For National Nature Reserves in England National Nature Reserve For National Nature Reserves in Norfolk National Nature Reserves in Norfolk.
Broads Authority - Broads Authority The Broads Authority is the agency which has statutory responsibility for The Broads National Park. Originally, the (then) Nature Conservancy Council (now English Nature), pressed for a special authority to manage the Broads which had been neglected for a long time. In 1978, the forerunner to the present-day Broads Authority was established by the {then} Countryside Commission (now the Countryside Agency). Ten years later, it had become clear that a statutory body was needed, and a special Act of Parliament, The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act of 1988 (referred to as the Broads Act) made the Broads Authority into a Special Statutory Authority which gave it parity with National Park authorities. The Broads Authority has to: conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the.
The Trinity Broads - The Trinity Broads The Trinity Broads are part of The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England. There are in fact 5 broads in this group: the three largest are Rollesby Broad, Ormesby Broad and Filby Broad, and there are two much smaller broads named Lily Broad and Ormesby Little Broad. Situated to the north west of Caister, the Trinity Broads are on a tributary of the river Bure, but they are disconnected from the main river system, and therefore virtually undisturbed. No motor boats are allowed onto the Trinity Broads. Their main function is to supply water to Great Yarmouth, but they are also very popular with anglers. Recently, new facilities for disabled people have been created, including a special platform for anglers in wheelchairs..
Suffolk Broads - Suffolk Broads The Suffolk Broads are the southern part of The Broads National Park, the northern part being the Norfolk Broads..
National Nature Reserves in Norfolk - National Nature Reserves in Norfolk National Nature Reserves (NNR) in England are established by English Nature and managed by them or by non-governmental organisations such as the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust. National Nature Reserves in Norfolk Ant Broads & Marshes NNR (in The Broads National Park) Blakeney NNR Brettenham Heath NNR Bure Marshes NNR (in The Broads National Park) Calthorpe Broad NNR (in The Broads National Park) Dersingham Bog NNR Foxley Wood NNR Hickling Broad NNR (in The Broads National Park) Holkham NNR Holme Dunes NNR Ludham - Potter Heigham NNR (in The Broads National Park) Martham Broad NNR (in The Broads National Park) Mid-Yare NNR (in The Broads National Park) Redgrave and Lopham Fen.
National Nature Reserves in Suffolk - National Nature Reserves in Suffolk National Nature Reserves in Suffolk in England are established by English Nature and managed by them or by non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the National Trust or the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. List of reserves Benacre NNR - in The Broads National Park Bradfield Woods NNR Cavenham Heath NNR Orfordness-Havergate NNR Redgrave and Lopham Fen NNR (shared between Norfolk and Suffolk) Thetford Heath NNR Walberswick NNR Westleton Heath NNR Other National Nature Reserves all over England National Nature Reserve English Nature.
Norfolk Broads - Norfolk Broads The Norfolk Broads are the northern part of The Broads National Park. The southern half lies in Suffolk. They are sometimes collectively referred to as the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, but many people simply call the entire system the Norfolk Broads..
Kessingland - is a small seaside town in Suffolk within The Broads National Park, about 7 km south of Lowestoft. It is of interest to archaeologists as palaeolithic and neolithic implements have been found here; the remains of an ancient forest lie buried on the seabed. The Suffolk Coast and Heaths area was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1970, and the Suffolk Coasts and Heath Project runs many conservation projects. Famous residents Sir H. Rider Haggard, novelist, was born here..
John Crome - around the world, including the Tate Gallery and the Royal Academy. He also produced etchings and taught art. His son, John Berney Crome also became a well-known painter. Crome's Broad and nearby Crome's Farm, to the west of the River Ant and north of How Hill in The Broads National Park are named after "Old Crome"..
Ingham - of: Ingham, Lincolnshire - about 15 km north of Lincoln; Ingham, Norfolk - near Stalham on the northern edge of the Norfolk Broads, in The Broads National Park; Ingham, Suffolk - about 6 km north of Bury St Edmunds. All three were mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Possible meaning are "homestead or village of a man called Inga" or "home of the Inguiones" (an ancient Germanic tribe). This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page..
Ingham, Norfolk - is a small village in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park, close to Stalham. It is about 6 miles from Sea Palling on the North Sea coast. There are the remains of a Priory and the Ingham Poor's Allotment..
Irstead - Irstead is a village on the River Ant on the Norfolk Broads in The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England. It is situated at Irstead Shoals just below Barton Broad, the second largest of the broads. St. Michael's Church is reed-thatched......
Halvergate Marshes - are situated South of the River Bure in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. Halvergate Marshes were an estuary in Roman times. Around 400 years ago the land was drained and converted to grazing marsh. In the 1980s, further draining was untertaken to convert the area to arable farming, especially oil seed rape whose cultivation was encouraged by the then European Community (now the European Union). Under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the EC guaranteed to buy all the oil seed rape produced. This led to overproduction. All this meant that wildlife habitats were damaged or lost. The area was then designated as an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA), and traditional marshland grazing and water level management was encouraged through cooperation with farmers and landowners. Recently, the Royal Society for the Protection.
Halvergate - Norfolk, England, halfway between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads National Park. The long distance footpath named the Weaver's Way passes through Halvergate, and this provides one of the few modes of access to Berney Arms village, railway station and mill. To the east of the village are the Halvergate Marshes..
Haddiscoe Cut - Cut Haddiscoe Cut is a canal on the Suffolk Broads in The Broads National Park in England. It is two miles long and joins the River Waveney and the River Yare between Reedham and Haddiscoe. It was established by Act of Parliament in 1827 and opened in 1833, initially as the "Norwich & Lowestoft Navigation"..
Herringfleet - River Waveney, between Somerleyton and St. Olaves in Suffolk, England within The Broads National Park. Herringfleet was occupied by the Roman Empire, and archaeologists have made a number of finds, including a Roman bronze 'patera', a 'soup ladle' vessel with the maker's name 'Quattenus' on the handle, and a Roman nether mill-stone of trachyte, originally imported from Saxony or Koblenz on the Rhine. There is also evidence of a Saxon manor house on the site of the present-day Manor Farm. In the Middle Ages, Herringfleet was governed by the Priory at St. Olaves. Herringfleet Marshes...... Herringfleet Mill is a timber smock drainpipe windpump in full working order..
Hickling - Hickling is a village in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park. There are really three villages near Hickling Broad: Hickling, Hickling Green and Hickling Heath..
Hickling Broad - Broad Hickling Broad lies within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England, east of Stalham. It is a National Nature Reserve established by English Nature and in the care of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is also part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is the largest broad, only 1.5 m deep, and has 586 hectares of open water, making it one of the largest expanses of open water in East Anglia. It has the largest reed-bed in England and supports rare waterweeds such as the holly-leaved naiad and three rare species of stonewort. Amonst the rare insects is the swallowtail butterfly which feeds on milk-parsley, the Norfolk hawker Aeshna isosceles and emperor dragonfly..
Horning - is an ancient village in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park. Archaeologists have found earthworks there. It is situated on the River Bure (pronounced "Burr") between Wroxham and Ludham, and a ferry has been plying across the river for more than 1,000 years. The ferry may be gone, but the Ferry Inn is still there to remind us of it. Horning is very popular with boaters, and sailing regattas take place regularly on this congested stretch of the Bure. Many boatyards have set up business here. The 13th century church of St. Benedict lies half a mile east of the village, and the tall tower of St. Helen's Church at Ranworth can also be seen across the flat landscape..
