Editing Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve

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'''Mid-Yare NNR''' is a [[national nature reserve (United Kingdom)|national nature reserve]] in [[Norfolk, England|Norfolk]], east of [[Norwich, England|Norwich]], established by [[English Nature]] and managed by the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] (RSPB). The reserve is made up of four RSPB reserves: [[Strumpshaw Fen]], [[Buckenham Marshes]] and [[Cantley Marshes]] on the north bank of the Yare, and [[Surlingham Church Marsh]] on the south bank.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1006983.aspx |title=Natural England - Mid-Yare NNR |website=www.naturalengland.org.uk |access-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120171430/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1006983.aspx |archive-date=20 November 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The reserve consists of floodplains along the [[River Yare]], and the total area is 7.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It centres on the [[Strumpshaw]] area.

The [[alder]] [[carr (fen)|carr]] and [[willow]] carr support the [[Old World swallowtail|swallowtail butterfly]] and the [[Norfolk hawker]] [[dragonfly]] ''Aeshna isosceles'', as well as [[marsh harrier]]s, [[bearded tit]]s and [[Cetti's warbler]]s.

The wet grasslands hold internationally important numbers of [[Eurasian wigeon]], nationally important numbers of European [[white-fronted goose]], and Britain's largest flock of [[bean goose]], as well as [[northern lapwing]], [[common redshank]] and [[common snipe]].

The RSPB controls the water levels, maintains the dykes, cuts the [[reed bed]]s and keeps disturbance of the wildlife to a minimum.

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091120171430/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1006983.aspx Mid-Yare NNR] at Natural England

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[[Category:National nature reserves in England]]
[[Category:Nature reserves in Norfolk]]


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