Strumpshaw Fen RSPB reserve

RSPB Strumpshaw Fen
A view from the Reception Hide over water showing mostly greylag goose (Anser anser) coming into land for the evening.
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TypeNature reserve
LocationNorfolk, England
Coordinates52°36′23″N 1°27′21″E / 52.6065°N 1.4558°E / 52.6065; 1.4558
Operated byRSPB
Public transit accessBrundall railway station

Strumpshaw Fen is a nature reserve managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). It is situated at Strumpshaw on the River Yare in the English county of Norfolk around 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Norwich. The Buckenham Marshes RSPB reserve borders the reserve to the east.

The reserve is part of the Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve established in 1997 by English Nature (though managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).[1] It was purchased by the RSPB in 1974. It forms part of the Yare Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and lies within the area of The Broads.[2]

  1. ^ Mid-Yare NNR, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. ^ Yare Broads and Marshes, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-30.