Editing Benacre Broad

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[[File:Benacre beach and broad - geograph.org.uk - 1096189.jpg|thumb|right|Benacre Broad and beach]]
'''Benacre Broad''' is an isolated coastal [[lagoon]] on the [[North Sea]] coast of the [[English county]] of [[Suffolk]]. It is located in the parish of [[Benacre, Suffolk|Benacre]] around {{convert|1/2|mi|km}} north of the village of [[Covehithe]]. It is about {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of [[Wrentham, Suffolk|Wrentham]], {{convert|4+1/2|mi|km}} north of [[Southwold]] and {{convert|6+1/4|mi|km|0}} south of [[Lowestoft]].

The broad is part of [[Benacre NNR|Benacre National Nature Reserve]], a reserve managed by [[Natural England]].<ref name="benacrennr">[http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1006015.aspx Benacre NNR], ''Natural England''. Retrieved 2012-11-01.</ref> It forms part of the area of the Pakefield to Easton Bavents [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] and the Benacre and Easton Barents Lagoons [[Special Area of Conservation]].<ref name=sac>[http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0013104 Benacre to Easton Bavents Lagoons], Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2016-08-28.</ref>

The main broad area has traditionally been made up of a number of smaller bodies of water and in 1996 a number of small pools were created to combat the impact of [[coastal erosion]] and increasing [[water salinity]] on habitats.<ref name=survey12>''Ecological Surveys of Saline Lagoons on the Benacre NNR and Suffolk Coast NNR February 2012'', Abrehart ecology, February 2012. ([http://www.dassh.ac.uk/dataDelivery/filestore/1/6/6_df9b6f87b9255af/166_f160b78b5a07336.pdf Available online]. Retrieved 2016-08-28).</ref> At a 1997 survey, had an area of {{convert|5|ha|acres}}.<ref name=survey12 /><ref name=ukmsac>[http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/activities/lagoons/l2.htm Background to saline lagoons in the UK], UK Marine SACs project. Retrieved 2016-08-28.</ref> At the end of November 2011 a high tidal surge broke through the narrow beach separating the Broad from the sea, inundating the area and increasing the salinity markedly. A survey in February 2012 found that the area of the broad had increased to {{convert|43|ha|acres}} and that the salinity of the water had increased to 22 [[parts per thousand]]. The water depth had also increased, although some separate pools within the lagoon area had remained as fresh water.<ref name=survey12 />

In 2020, the beach was again breached and currently (December 2020) a channel allows salt water to enter the broad at high tide, and the dresh water to drain from the broad as the tide drops.

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[[Category:Landforms of Suffolk]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of England]]


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