North Cove Nature Reserve
| North Cove | |
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Beccles, Suffolk |
| OS grid | TM471905 |
| Area | 15.5 hectares |
| Managed by | Suffolk Wildlife Trust |
North Cove is a 15.5 hectare nature reserve between Beccles and Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[1] t is part of the Barnby Broad and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] the Broadland Ramsar internationally important wetland site,[3][4] the Broadland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,[5][6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[7][8]
The site has wet woodland, grazing marsh, ponds and dykes. There are birds such as sparrowhawks, woodcocks, redpolls, siskins and the three species of woodpecker. Flora include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage, bog pimpernel and the nationally scarce marsh fern.[1]
There is access from a footpath between Barnby and the Angles Way.
References
- ^ a b "North Cove". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Barnby Broad and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Broadland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Broadland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.