Upton Broad and Marshes

Upton Broad and Marshes

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Upton Marshes
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 392 137[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	195.4 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.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Upton Broad and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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.
4. "Upton Broad and Marshes". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
5. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
6. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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.

52.668°N 1.536°E / 52.668; 1.536