Barton Broad

Barton Broad
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TypeNature reserve
LocationNorwich, Norfolk
OS gridTG 350 207
Coordinates52°44′19″N 1°29′46″E / 52.73864°N 1.49604°E / 52.73864; 1.49604
Area164 hectares (410 acres)
Managed byNorfolk Wildlife Trust

Barton Broad is a large lake that forms part of the River Ant which gives its name to a 164-hectare (410-acre) nature reserve north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. The reserve is owned and managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Ant Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] and National Nature Reserve,[3] and part of it is in the Ant Marshes Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[4] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site[5] and Special Protection Area,[6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[7]

  1. ^ "Barton Broad". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 307. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.