Calthorpe Broad

Calthorpe Broad is a 43.5-hectare (107-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Stalham in Norfolk.[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]

Calthorpe Broad
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 411 259[1]
InterestBiological
Area43.5 hectares (107 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

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.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Calthorpe Broad". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "Map of Calthorpe Broad". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–73, 210. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. "Designated Sites View: Calthorpe Broad". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 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. "Calthorpe Broad citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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