Ant Broads and Marshes explained

Ant Broads and Marshes is a 745.3abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Norwich in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} Most of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1,^[3] and it is part of the Broadland Ramsar^[4] and Special Protection Area,^[5] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.^[6] Part of it is the Barton Broad nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust,^[7] and two areas are National Nature Reserves.^{[8] [9]}

This site in the valley of the River Ant is described by Natural England as 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]

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52.739°N 1.502°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Ant Broads and Marshes. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 June 2018.
3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 214, 307. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0-521-21403-3 .
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broadland . Ramsar Site. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broadland . Special Protection Area. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
6. Web site: Designated Sites View: The Broads . Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
7. Web site: Barton Broad . Norfolk Wildlife Trust . 21 May 2018.
8. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes . National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
9. Web site: Designated Sites View: How Hill . National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 5 June 2018.
10. Web site: Ant Broads and Marshes citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 June 2018.