Calthorpe Broad
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 411 259[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 43.5 hectares (107 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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]
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
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Calthorpe Broad". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Map of Calthorpe Broad". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–73, 210. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Calthorpe Broad". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Calthorpe Broad citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.