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Barton Broad

Norfolk  >  United Kingdom

Experience one of the largest broads in Norfolk by visiting one of its best viewpoints, weaving through the wonderful wet woodland trail along the way.

Dodane* przez Drew Lyness
Ostatnia aktualizacja 23 grudnia 2021

Opis

Barton Broad is the second largest inland waterbody in Norfolk, and has been owned by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust since 1945. The lake / broad was created by peat extraction in the middle ages. In the early 20th century the broad was heavily polluted, but since then, the river and broad have been cleaned up and wildlife is steadily returning to the area.

In winter, expect large number of gągoł to be found on the broad, alongside smaller numbers of czernica. Being such a large body of water, Barton Broad is less susceptible to freezing over in cold weather, and therefore in the harshest winter periods, local rarities including bielaczek, ogorzałka, lodówka, zausznik and lodowiec may be found by lucky visitors. The wet woodland will hold wodnik (zwyczajny) and słonka. Swans and gęś krótkodzioba may be seen flying over the reserve in noisy groups.

In spring, it is worth exploring the surrounding farmland between the car park and the boardwalk trail. You will likely encounter trznadel and potrzos in the hedgerows, while gil and dzwoniec may also be seen near the car park. In the wet woodland, sikora uboga, pełzacz leśny and a variety of other common garden birds may be seen. The perkoz dwuczuby will be dancing on the broad, and błotniak stawowy may be seen dispalying overhead. You will probably find a few rybitwa rzeczna feeding over the Broad, but after periods of stormy weather, there is a reasonable chance of finding rybitwa popielata, rybitwa czarna and mewa mała with them in April and May.

Summer is a quieter period for birding at Barton Broad, however, it is a good time to see kobuz hawking over the broad. Keeping eyes to the sky, myszołów and krogulec may also be seen circling over the broad. Hirundines including dymówka and brzegówka may be seen catching flying insects over the water.

Autumn visitors may have a chance of spotting rybołów stopping over in the Norfolk Broads before its long migration back to West Africa. It is also a great time to spot zimorodek zooming up and down the Broad. This reserve is easily accessible, and suitable for birders of all abilities. A scope can be useful, as wildfowl on the broad are sometimes distant. There is a sightings book at the viewpoint, so you can see what others have seen in recent days.

Szczegóły

Dostęp

There is a signed car park between the villages of Neatishead and Irstead, next to the Old Rectory. From here it is an easy 1km (0.6- mile) stroll to the start of the wooden boardwalk trail (which is suitable for wheelchairs). There is also a disabled car park with 3 - 4 spaces available at the start of the boardwalk. From the car park, the reserve is accessible via boardwalk, through wet alder woodland to a viewing platform with spectacular views overlooking Barton Broad.

During severe storms, the boardwalk may be closed due to risk of falling tree branches. Parts of the boardwalk may also be flooded after wet weather.

Teren i siedlisko

Tereny podmokłe , Jezioro , Rolnictwo/uprawy

Warunki

Płaski , Możliwy wysoki poziom wody

Trasa dookoła

Tak

Czy luneta będzie przydatna ?

Może być przydatna

Udany sezon obserwacyjny

Przez cały rok

Najlepszy czas na wizytę

Zima , Wiosna

Trasa

Szeroka ścieżka

Poziom trudności szlaku pieszego

Łatwy

Dostępne

Pieszo , Rower , Samochód

Czatownia/platforma obserwacyjna

Nie

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