Upton Broad and Marshes

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Upton Broad and Marshes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Upton Marshes
Location Norfolk
Grid reference TG 392 137 [1]
InterestBiological
Area195.4 hectares (483 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Upton Broad and Marshes is a 195.4-hectare (483-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Norwich in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I [3] and a larger area of 318-hectare (790-acre) is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. [4] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site [5] and Special Protection Area, [6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. [7]

This is described by Natural England as "an outstanding example of unreclaimed wetland and grazing marsh". Its rich invertebrate fauna includes eighteen species of freshwater snail, and an outstanding variety of dragonflies and damselflies, including the nationally rare Norfolk hawker. [8]

The site is open to the public.

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References

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  2. "Map of Upton Broad and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 172, 306–07. ISBN   0521-21403-3.
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  5. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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  7. "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. "Upton Broad and Marshes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

Coordinates: 52°40′05″N1°32′10″E / 52.668°N 1.536°E / 52.668; 1.536