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Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve

Suffolk  >  United Kingdom

Grazing marshes, scrubs, pools, reedbeds and dykes around the Waveney river. Habitat creation in recent years extended the reserve to 405 hectares.

Aggiunto* da Stuart Reeves
Ultimo aggiornamento 29 febbraio 2024

Descrizione

Carlton Marshes lie in the Waveney Valley at the southern tip of the Norfolk Broads and is part of the Suffolk Broads. It comprises a jigsaw of grazing marsh, fens, peat pools, short fen meadow, tall fen (called 'tall litter fen'), dykes, pools and scrub. Mostly man-made, these habitats have developed over hundreds of years of traditional management and now host specialised wildlife.

This reserve is a paradise for marsh land birds and birds of prey including Lodolaio and Falco di palude. The reserve is one of the best sites in East Anglia to see Forapaglie macchiettato. The reed and sedge beds along the river wall make ideal nesting cover for Cannaiola and Forapaglie comune, Salciaiola, Basettino and Usignolo di fiume. The grazing marshes are also ideal for wintering wildfowl and breeding waders with Pavoncella and Pettegola displaying through the spring and large numbers of Fischione, Alzavola and Beccaccino in winter.

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Accesso

The reserve is located west of Lowestoft. Entrance is free. How to get there: By bike, on the A146 (6 km from Lowestoft city centre). By train, stop at Oulton Broad South Station and walk 1,5km to the Visitor Centre. By Bus: buses stopping near the end of Burnt Hill Lane on the A146 and Oulton Broad South and North stations being a 20 or 30 minute walk respectively. By car, follow Visitor Centre and park there. Click on the P in the map for directions. How to visit: by foot only.

Terreno e habitat

Zona umida , Fiume , Canneti

Caratteristiche dell’area

Terreno piano , Paesaggio aperto , Paludoso , Acqua alta possibile

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Può essere utile

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Inverno , Primavera , Autunno

Percorso

Sentiero ampio

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Facile

Modalità di accesso

A piedi , Sedia a rotelle

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

Si

Informazioni aggiuntive

Carlton Marshes bought a new piece of land (Peto's marsh) in 2018 and is has created a vast wetland on it. Observatories and new trails have been created. This is a huge improvement on the already massive potential of the reserve, very exciting for all wetland species!

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