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*[http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1006002.aspx Natural England – Ant Broads and Marshes] | *[http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1006002.aspx Natural England – Ant Broads and Marshes] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 20 November 2018
The Ant Marshes are an area of marshland by the River Ant in Norfolk, within the Norfolk Broads. They form part of the 'Ant Broads & Marshes National Nature Reserve' established by English Nature, encompassing Barton Broad and lesser waters on the river and the marshland beside.
The reserve is part of the wider 'Ant Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest'.
The Reserve includes:
- Barton Broad and Catfield Fen, owned and managed by Norfolk Wildlife Trust
- Catfield Fen Reserve, owned and managed by the British Butterfly Conservation Society
The fen is accounted the best example of unpolluted valley fen in Western Europe.