Hardley Flood
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Hardley Flood is a marshland in Norfolk, with in the Norfolk Broads, near Loddon, between Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.
Of this area, 123 acres have been designated as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site[2] and Special Protection Area,[3] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[4]
This area of tidal lagoons and reedbeds provides a spillway for the River Chet. The reedbeds provide nesting sites for birds, including nationally important populations of several breeding birds. Three rare flies have been recorded, Elachiptera uniseta, Elachiptera scrobiculata and Lonchoptera scutellata.[1]
The site is open to the public.
Location
- Location map: 52°32’31"N, 1°30’29"E
- Streetmap: TM380996
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SSSI listing and designation for Hardley Flood
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Natural England. https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11010&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=.
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Natural England. https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009253&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=.
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Natural England. https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013577&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=.