Leathes Ham

Leathes Ham
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Lowestoft, Suffolk
OS grid	TM 531 933
Area	6.0 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.

References

1. "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.

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