Ant Broads and Marshes
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Barton Broad | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 365 215[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 745.3 hectares (1,842 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1989[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Ant Broads and Marshesis a 745.3-hectare (1,842-acre) biologicalSite of Special Scientific Interestnorth-east ofNorwichinNorfolk.[1][2]Most of it is aNature Conservation Reviewsite, Grade 1,[3]and it is part of the BroadlandRamsar[4]andSpecial Protection Area,[5]and The BroadsSpecial Area of Conservation.[6]Part of it is theBarton Broadnature reserve, which is managed by theNorfolk Wildlife Trust,[7]and two areas areNational Nature Reserves.[8][9]
This site in the valley of theRiver Antis described byNatural Englandas the "finest example of unpolluted valley fen in Western Europe". It has a network of dykes that support a diverse variety of aquatic plants, and its fenland invertebrate fauna is of national importance.[10]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes".Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.Retrieved6 June2018.
- ^"Map of Ant Broads and Marshes".Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.Retrieved6 June2018.
- ^Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977).A Nature Conservation Review.Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 214, 307.ISBN0-521-21403-3.
- ^"Designated Sites View: Broadland".Ramsar Site. Natural England.Retrieved25 May2018.
- ^"Designated Sites View: Broadland".Special Protection Area. Natural England.Retrieved25 May2018.
- ^"Designated Sites View: The Broads".Special Area of Conservation. Natural England.Retrieved25 May2018.
- ^"Barton Broad".Norfolk Wildlife Trust.Retrieved21 May2018.
- ^"Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes".National Nature Reserves. Natural England.Retrieved25 May2018.
- ^"Designated Sites View: How Hill".National Nature Reserves. Natural England.Retrieved5 June2018.
- ^"Ant Broads and Marshes citation"(PDF).Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.Retrieved6 June2018.
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