Leathes Ham

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Leathes Ham
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Leathes Ham
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationLowestoft, Suffolk
OS grid TM 531 933
Area6.0 hectares

Leathes Ham is a 6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is owned by Waveney District Council. [1] [2]

In the medieval period this site was turbary, an area which was dug for peat, and it later flooded and became a lake. [3] It has a reedbed, dykes, and marshes where wildfowl breed. Flora include ragged robin and southern marsh orchid. [1]

There is access from Normanston Park.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leathes Ham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. "Map of Leathes Ham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. Butcher, David (2016). Medieval Lowestoft: The Origins and Growth of a Suffolk Coastal Community. Boydell & Brewer. p. 47. ISBN   9781783271498.

Coordinates: 52°28′44″N1°43′34″E / 52.479°N 1.726°E / 52.479; 1.726