Calthorpe Broad

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Calthorpe Broad
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Norfolk
Grid reference TG 411 259 [1]
InterestBiological
Area43.5 hectares (107 acres) [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Calthorpe Broad is a 43.5-hectare (107-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Stalham in Norfolk, England. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I [3] and a national nature reserve. [4] It is also part of the Broadland Ramsar site [5] and Special Protection Area, [6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. [7]

This broad has diverse fauna and flora. Water plants include mare's-tail, water violet, blunt-leaved pondweed, spiked water-milfoil, floating scirpus, yellow water-lily and the nationally scarce water soldier. [8]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

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