Editing River Ant (section)

===Barton Broad===
 [[File:Barton Broad.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Barton Broad]] As the river nears [[Barton Broad]] it passes a triangular island called The Heater. The channels either side lead to [[Barton Turf]] staithe and its boatyard.<ref name=osmap/> The river now enters [[Barton Broad]], the second largest of the Broads, its size only exceeded by Hickling Broad.<ref name=topten>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitthebroads.co.uk/the-blog/top-ten-facts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123234904/https://www.visitthebroads.co.uk/the-blog/top-ten-facts |archive-date=23 January 2018 |url-status=live |title=Top ten facts about the Broads National Park |publisher=Broads National Park}}</ref> It has a surface area of {{convert|170|acre|km2}} and since 1995, much work has been carried out to increase the amount of open water and to dredge polluted mud from the bottom of the broad.{{sfn |Cumberlidge |2009 |p=225}} Despite opposition from Natural England, the Broads Authority used curtains of bubbles to stop fish from entering the broad. This allowed water fleas to proliferate, which cleared the cloudy water. The broad is a nature reserve managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI).{{sfn |Fisher |2013 |p=172}}

Barton Broad is unique in that it has an island, called "Pleasure Hill".<ref name=osmap/> It is believed that [[Lord Nelson]] learnt to sail on Barton Broad prior to joining the navy when he was aged 12. The broad was owned by his sister at the time.<ref name=topten/> There are several staithes connected to the broad by channels, including Catfield Wood End staithe to the east and Old Lime Kiln Dyke which ends at a staithe at [[Neatishead]] to the west. Britain's first solar powered passenger boat, called ''Ra'', operates from Neatishead staithe.{{sfn |Fisher |2013 |p=172}}