Editing Norfolk Wildlife Trust

{{Short description|British nature reserve}}
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The '''Norfolk Wildlife Trust''' (NWT) is one of 46 [[The Wildlife Trusts|wildlife trusts]] covering [[Great Britain]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Isle of Man]] and [[Alderney]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/about-us |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=[[The Wildlife Trusts]]}}</ref> Founded in 1926, it is the oldest of all the trusts. It has over 35,500 members and eight local groups and it manages more than fifty nature reserves and other protected sites.{{efn|The NWT states that it manages over 50 sites, but only 32 of them are listed on its website and thus in this article.}} It also gives conservation advice to individuals and organisations, provides educational services to young people on field trips and organises entertainment and information events at nature reserves.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/about-and-contact| title=About and Contact| publisher=Norfolk Wildlife Trust| access-date=15 October 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916155138/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/about-and-contact| archive-date=16 September 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> The NWT reserves include twenty-six [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|Sites of Special Scientific Interest]]s, nine [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|national nature reserve]]s, twelve [[Nature Conservation Review]] sites, sixteen [[Special Area of Conservation|Special Areas of Conservation]], twelve [[Special Protection Area]]s, eleven [[Ramsar site]]s, two [[local nature reserve]]s, four [[Geological Conservation Review]] sites and five which are in [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty|Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty]].

[[Norfolk]] is a county in [[East Anglia]]. It has an area of {{convert|2,074|sqmi|sqkm|abbr=off}}<ref name=eb>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Norfolk-county-England|title=Norfolk|date=5 September 2018|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710051427/https://www.britannica.com/place/Norfolk-county-England|archive-date=10 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and a population as of mid-2017 of 898,400.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkinsight.org.uk/population|title=Population of Norfolk|publisher=Norfolk Insight|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902231435/http://norfolkinsight.org.uk/population|archive-date=2 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The top level of local government is [[Norfolk County Council]] with seven second tier councils: [[Breckland District Council]], [[Broadland District Council]], [[Great Yarmouth Borough Council]], [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council]], [[North Norfolk District Council]], [[Norwich City Council]] and [[South Norfolk District Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/what-we-do-and-how-we-work/your-local-councils-mps-and-meps/local-councils|title=Local councils|publisher=Norfolk County Council|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317070204/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/what-we-do-and-how-we-work/your-local-councils-mps-and-meps/local-councils|archive-date=17 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The county is bounded by [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Suffolk]], [[Lincolnshire]] and the [[North Sea]].<ref name=eb/>

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===Public access===
*'''FEE''' = Fee charged for access
*'''FP''' = public access to footpaths through the site
*'''PL''' = public access at limited times
*'''YES''' = public access to the whole or most of the site

===Other classifications===
*'''AONB''' = [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]
*'''GCR''' = [[Geological Conservation Review]]
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*'''LNR''' = [[Local nature reserve]]
*'''NCR''' = [[Nature Conservation Review]]
*'''NNR''' = [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|National nature reserve]]
*'''Ramsar''' = [[Ramsar site]], an internationally important wetland site
*'''SAC''' = [[Special Area of Conservation]]
*'''SPA''' = [[Special Protection Area]] under the [[European Union]] [[Birds Directive|Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds]]
*'''SSSI''' = [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]]
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==Sites==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
!scope="col" | Site
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Photograph
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Area{{efn|name=NWT|The area and location are taken from the Wildlife Trust page for each site.}} 
!scope="col" | Location{{efn|name=NWT}}
!scope="col" |Public access
!scope="col" |Classifications
!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Description
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! scope="row"| [[Alderfen Broad]]<ref name=alder>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/alderfen-broad |title= Alderfen Broad |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522042806/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/alderfen-broad |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Alderfen Broad - geograph.org.uk - 24693.jpg|100px|alt=Alderfen Broad]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   20  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord| 52.724|1.483     |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Alderfen Broad  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TG 353 197  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=broadram>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11010&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broadland  | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 25 May 2018}}</ref> [[Special Area of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=broadssac>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013577&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: The Broads | series= Special Area of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date =  25 May 2018}}</ref> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=broadspa>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009253&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broadland  | series= Special Protection Area|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 25 May 2018}}</ref> [[SSSI]]<ref name=Alderfen>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000463&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Alderfen Broad|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821154341/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000463&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=21 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This area of fenland peat has open water, [[Carr (landform)|carr]] woodland and [[reedswamp]]. Breeding birds include the [[great crested grebe]], [[water rail]], [[common grasshopper warbler]] and [[Eurasian reed warbler|reed warbler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000463.pdf|title=Alderfen Broad citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=6 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151954/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000463.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Barton Broad]]<ref name=bart>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/barton-broad |title= Barton Broad |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522065852/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/barton-broad |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Barton Broad - geograph.org.uk - 231668.jpg|100px|alt=Barton Broad]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   164  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|   52.733|1.479   |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Barton Broad   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TG 350 207  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, p. 307</ref> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]],<ref>{{cite web  |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006002&SiteName=broads&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title= Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes  |series= National Nature Reserves  |publisher= Natural England  |access-date= 25 May 2018  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180819163840/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006002&SiteName=broads&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |archive-date= 19 August 2018  |url-status= live  }}</ref> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=broadram/> [[Special Area of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=broadssac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]]<ref name=broadspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000501&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Ant Broads and Marshes|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821154739/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000501&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=21 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|The Broad was created in the [[Middle Ages]] by digging for peat and the [[River Ant]] was later diverted through it, which allowed navigation. It has diverse aquatic plants and fish, and the surrounding fens have nationally rare plants and invertebrates.<ref name=bart/>
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! scope="row"| [[Booton Common]]<ref name=boot>{{cite web|url=  https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/booton-common|title=  Booton Common|publisher=  Norfolk Wildlife Trust|access-date=  21 May 2018|archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180522045950/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/booton-common|archive-date=  22 May 2018|url-status=  live}}</ref>
|[[File:Booton Common - geograph.org.uk - 756000.jpg|100px|alt=Booton Common]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   8  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|    52.762|1.127  |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Booton Common }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|TG 111 228   }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=nvfsac>{{cite web |url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012892&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=  Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens |series=  Special Area of Conservation |publisher=  Natural England |access-date=  25 May 2018 |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141540/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012892&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=  12 June 2018 |url-status=  live }}</ref> [[SSSI]]<ref name="  boo" >{{Cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000657&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: Booton Common  |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 15 May 2018}}</ref>
|The common has diverse habitats, including wet [[calcareous]] fen grassland, acid heath, tall fen, [[Alnus glutinosa|alder]] woodland and a stream. Wet hollows are floristically rich and there are a variety of breeding birds.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000657.pdf|title= Booton Common citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 6 June 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084907/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000657.pdf|archive-date= 16 March 2018|url-status= live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Cley Marshes]]<ref name=cley>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/cley-marshes |title= Cley Marshes |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522052832/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/cley-marshes |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Cley Marshes Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 1405639.jpg|100px|alt=Cley Marshes]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  160   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Holt, Norfolk|Holt]]<br/>{{coord|   52.954|1.056   |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Cley Marshes   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|TG 054 440   }}
|align="center"|{{abbr|FEE|Fee charged for access}}
|[[AONB]],<ref name=nnaonb/> [[Geological Conservation Review|GCR]],<ref name=nngcr/> [[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref name=rat10/> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=nncram/> [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=nncsac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=nncspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name= nnc  >{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001342&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=   |title=Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast    |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 16 May 2018}}</ref>
|This is the NWT's oldest reserve, purchased in 1926 as a bird sanctuary. It has saline lagoons, a shingle beach, grazing marshes and reedbeds, which support many wintering and migrating wildfowl and waders.<ref name=cley/>
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! scope="row"| [[Cockshoot Broad]]<ref name=cock>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/cockshoot-broad |title= Cockshoot Broad |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522044442/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/cockshoot-broad |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Cockshoot Broad - geograph.org.uk - 400778.jpg|100px|alt=Cockshoot Broad]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  5   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|   52.695|1.466   |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Cockshoot Broad  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TG 343 165 }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref name=ratbure>Ratcliffe, pp. 55–56, 209</ref> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]]<ref name=burennr>{{cite web  |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006026&SiteName=bure&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title= Designated Sites View: Bure Marshes  |series= National Nature Reserves  |publisher= Natural England  |access-date= 25 May 2018  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140212/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006026&SiteName=bure&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |archive-date= 12 June 2018  |url-status= live  }}</ref> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=broadram/> [[Special Area of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=broadssac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]]<ref name=broadspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name=bure>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000880&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View:Bure Broads and Marshes|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142855/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000880&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|The water quality of this broad is very high and it has large beds of [[Nymphaeaceae|water lilies]], which provide habitats for many insects, including [[red-eyed damselfly|red-eyed]] and [[Variable damselfly|variable damselflies]].<ref name=cock/>
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! scope="row"| [[East Winch Common]]<ref name=winc>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/east-winch-common |title= East Winch Common |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522045955/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/east-winch-common |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:East Winch Common - geograph.org.uk - 549715.jpg|100px|alt=East Winch Common]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 31    |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[King's Lynn ]]<br/>{{coord| 52.716|0.512     |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  East Winch Common  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TF 698 161  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[SSSI]]<ref name=ewin>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001708&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: East Winch Common|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819161741/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001708&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=19 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This site is mainly wet acid heath on peat, and it is dominated by [[Calluna vulgaris|heather]] and [[cross-leaved heath]]. There are many wet hollows, which have diverse fen and [[mire]] flora, and areas of young woodland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001708.pdf|title=East Winch Common citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084821/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001708.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[East Wretham Heath]]<ref name=wret>{{cite web|url=  https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/east-wretham-heath|title=  East Wretham Heath|publisher=  Norfolk Wildlife Trust|access-date=  21 May 2018|archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180522075915/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/east-wretham-heath|archive-date=  22 May 2018|url-status=  live}}</ref>
|[[File:East Wretham Heath - geograph.org.uk - 729252.jpg|100px|alt=East Wretham Heath]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 143    |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Thetford]]<br/>{{coord|   52.463|0.814   |type:landmark_region:GB|name= East Wretham Heath   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TL 913 887  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, p. 131</ref> [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=brecksac>{{cite web |url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0019865&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=  Designated Sites View: Breckland |series=  Special Area of Conservation |publisher=  Natural England |access-date=  25 May 2018 |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141602/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0019865&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=  12 June 2018 |url-status=  live }}</ref> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=breckspa>{{cite web |url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009201&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=  Designated Sites View: Breckland |series=  Special Protection Area |publisher=  Natural England |access-date=  25 May 2018 |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142839/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009201&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=  12 June 2018 |url-status=  live }}</ref>  [[SSSI]]<ref name="  ewr" >{{Cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001738&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: East Wretham Heath |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=  16 May 2018}}</ref>
|The principal ecological interest of this site lies in areas of [[Breckland]] grassland and two [[Mere (lake)|meres]], which are supplied by ground water and fluctuate irregularly. These conditions have led to unusual plant communities which are tolerant of alternate wetting and drying, such as [[reed canary grass]] and [[amphibious bistort]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001738.pdf|title=East Wretham Heath citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=11 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151709/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001738.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Foxley Wood]]<ref name=fox>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/foxley-wood |title= Foxley Wood |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522190933/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/foxley-wood |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Path in Foxley Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1692074.jpg|100px|alt=Foxley Wood]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   123  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Dereham]]<br/>{{coord|   52.765|1.036   |type:landmark_region:GB|name=   Foxley Wood }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|TG 049 229   }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, p. 59</ref> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]],<ref>{{cite web  |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1008732&SiteName=foxley&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title= Designated Sites View: Foxley Wood  |series= National Nature Reserves  |publisher= Natural England  |access-date= 5 June 2018  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180821154444/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1008732&SiteName=foxley&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |archive-date= 21 August 2018  |url-status= live  }}</ref> [[SSSI]]<ref name=foxsssi>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002457&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Foxley Wood|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819163201/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002457&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=19 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This is the largest area of ancient woodland in the county. The flora is diverse, with more than 250 species recorded, and invertebrates include several rare butterflies, such as the [[purple emperor]] and [[Limenitis camilla|white admiral]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002457.pdf|title=Foxley Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=11 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084849/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002457.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Hethel Old Thorn ]]<ref name=heth>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/hethel-old-thorn |title= Hethel Old Thorn |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522215522/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/hethel-old-thorn |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:A tiny nature reserve - geograph.org.uk - 1395410.jpg|100px|alt=Hethel Old Thorn]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 0.025    |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord| 52.559|1.201     |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Hethel Old Thorn  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|TG 171 005   }}
|align="center"|YES
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|This is the smallest wildlife trust nature reserve in Britain, consisting of one ancient [[Crataegus monogyna|hawthorn]] tree, which may date to the thirteenth century. In 1755 its girth was recorded as {{convert|9| ft| 1 |in|m|abbr=off}} and it has now decayed to a much smaller size, but it is still healthy.<ref name=heth/>
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! scope="row"| [[Hickling Broad]]<ref name=hick>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/hickling-broad |title= Hickling Broad |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522183925/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/hickling-broad |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:View over Hickling Broad - geograph.org.uk - 1244284.jpg|100px|alt=Hickling Broad]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 600    |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|   52.743|1.596   |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Hickling Broad  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TG 428 222 }}
|align="center"|{{abbr|FEE|Fee charged for access}}
|[[AONB]],<ref name=nnaonb>{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|title=Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014–19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB|publisher=Norfolk Coast AONB|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161613/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Geological Conservation Review|GCR]],<ref name=nngcr/>  [[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, pp. 170–71</ref> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]],<ref>{{cite web |url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006073&SiteName=hickling&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=  Designated Sites View: Hickling Broad |series=  National Nature Reserves |publisher=  Natural England |access-date=  2 June 2018 |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180621221146/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006073&SiteName=hickling&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=  21 June 2018 |url-status=  live }}</ref> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=broadram/> [[Special Area of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=broadssac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=broadspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name=utb>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005779&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621221204/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005779&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=21 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This is the largest of [[The Broads]], and it has large breeding populations of waterbirds. Rare insects include the [[Papilio machaon|swallowtail]] and [[Aeshna isoceles|Norfolk hawker]] dragonfly, and there are mammals such as [[red deer]] and [[Chinese water deer]].<ref name=hick/>
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! scope="row"| [[Hoe Rough]]<ref name=hoe>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/hoe-rough |title= Hoe Rough |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522071357/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/hoe-rough |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Hoe Rough Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 1310101.jpg|100px|alt=Hoe Rough]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|12     |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Dereham]]<br/>{{coord| 52.713|0.927     |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Hoe Rough   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TF 978 168  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[SSSI]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002179&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Beetley and Hoe Meadows|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821154739/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002179&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=21 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This is a mixture of grassland and wet fen. Around 200 species of invertebrates have been recorded, including the rare [[great crested newt]]. Notable plants include [[green-winged orchid|green-winged]] and [[early marsh orchid]]s.<ref name=hoe/>

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! scope="row"| [[Holme Dunes ]]<ref name=holm>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/holme-dunes |title= Holme Dunes |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522045817/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/holme-dunes |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Broad Water - geograph.org.uk - 11484.jpg|100px|alt=Holme Dunes]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   192  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Hunstanton]]<br/>{{coord|  52.974|0.551    |type:landmark_region:GB|name=   Holme Dunes  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TF 714 449 }}
|align="center"|{{abbr|FEE|Fee charged for access}}
|[[AONB]],<ref name=nnaonb/> [[Geological Conservation Review|GCR]],<ref name=nngcr>{{cite web  |url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=2891  |title=North Norfolk Coast (Coastal Geomorphology of England)  |series=Geological Conservation Review  |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee  |access-date=25 May 2018  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526112726/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=2891  |archive-date=26 May 2018  |url-status=live  }}</ref> [[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref name=rat10>Ratcliffe, pp. 10–11</ref> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]],<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006627&SiteName=holme&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Holme Dunes   | series= National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date =  1 June 2018}}</ref> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=nncram>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11048&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 1 June 2018}}</ref> [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=nncsac>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0019838&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast   | series= Special Area of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 1 June 2018}}</ref> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=nncspa>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009031&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=  Designated Sites View: North Norfolk Coast    | series= Special Protection Area |publisher=Natural England|access-date = 1 June 2018}}</ref> [[SSSI]]<ref name=nnc/>
|This site provides a refuge for many migrating birds such as [[northern wheatear]]s, [[wryneck]]s, [[yellow-browed warbler]]s and [[barred warbler]]s. Other fauna include [[natterjack toads]], butterflies and dragonflies.<ref name=holm/>
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! scope="row"| [[Honeypot Wood ]]<ref name=hone>{{cite web|url=  https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/honeypot-wood|title=  Honeypot Wood|publisher=  Norfolk Wildlife Trust|access-date=  21 May 2018|archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180522092950/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/honeypot-wood|archive-date=  22 May 2018|url-status=  live}}</ref>
|[[File:Looking south alongside Honeypot Wood - geograph.org.uk - 607155.jpg|100px|alt=Honeypot Wood]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  10   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Dereham]]<br/>{{coord|52.692|0.860      |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Honeypot Wood   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TF 934 143  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[SSSI]]<ref name="  hwl" >{{Cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002724&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: Honeypot Wood |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 16 May 2018}}</ref>
|This is an ancient [[coppice]]d wood on [[calcareous]] soil. It has a rich ground layer, which is dominated by [[dog's mercury]], and other flora include [[greater butterfly-orchid]] and [[broad-leaved helleborine]]. A total of 208 plant species have been recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002724.pdf|title=Honeypot Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151739/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002724.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Lolly Moor ]]<ref name=lol>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/lolly-moor |title= Lolly Moor |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522224038/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/lolly-moor |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Lolly Moor 6.jpg|100px|alt=Lolly Moor]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 3    |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Dereham]]<br/>{{coord|   52.654|0.944   |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Lolly Moor   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|TF 992 103   }}
|align="center"|YES
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|This site has wet grassland, scrub and [[alder carr]]. Flora include [[Primula veris|cowslip]], [[lesser celandine]], [[southern marsh orchid]], [[marsh helleborine]] and [[common twayblade]].<ref name=lol/>

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! scope="row"| [[Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe]]<ref name=low>{{cite web  |url=https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/lower-wood,-ashwellthorpe  |title=Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe  |publisher=Norfolk Wildlife Trust  |access-date=21 May 2018  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522053005/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/lower-wood,-ashwellthorpe  |archive-date=22 May 2018  |url-status=live  }}</ref>
|[[File:Lower Wood Nature Reserve - coppiced trees - geograph.org.uk - 1614914.jpg|100px|alt=Lower Wood]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|37     |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich ]]<br/>{{coord| 52.536|1.158     |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TM 143 978  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[SSSI]]<ref name=lwa>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002849&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211135/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002849&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This ancient wood on chalky [[boulder clay]] has a diverse ground flora with uncommon species such as [[wood spurge]], [[early-purple orchid]], [[common twayblade]], [[ramsons]], [[water avens]] and [[Galium odoratum|woodruff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002849.pdf|title=Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151700/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002849.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Martham Broad]]<ref name=mart>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/martham-broad |title= Martham Broad |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522074407/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/martham-broad |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Martham Broad - the viewpoint - geograph.org.uk - 1107367.jpg|100px|alt=Martham Broad]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  60   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Great Yarmouth ]]<br/>{{coord| 52.724|1.650     |type:landmark_region:GB|name=    Martham Broad}} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TG 466 203 }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]],<ref>{{cite web |url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006982&SiteName=martham&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=  Designated Sites View: Martham Broad |series=  National Nature Reserves |publisher=  Natural England |access-date=  5 June 2018 |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180621221207/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006982&SiteName=martham&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=  21 June 2018 |url-status=  live }}</ref> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=broadram/> [[Special Area of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=broadssac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=broadspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name=utb/>
|This reserve is composed of two shallow broads divided by the [[River Thurne]], together with fen, reedbeds and marshes. There are a number of bat species and breeding birds include [[bearded tit]]s, [[common tern]]s, [[Cetti's warbler]]s and [[marsh harrier]]s.<ref name=mart/>
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! scope="row"| [[Narborough Railway Line]]<ref name=nar>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/narborough-railway-line |title= Narborough Railway Line |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522053010/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/narborough-railway-line |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Narborough Railway Line 2.jpg|100px|alt=Narborough Railway Line]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  8   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[King's Lynn ]]<br/>{{coord|  52.676|0.587    |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Narborough Railway Line   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TF 750 118  }}
|align="center"| {{abbr|PL|Public access at limited times}}
|[[SSSI]]<ref name=nr   >{{Cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000284&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: Narborough Railway Embankment  |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=  16 May 2018}}</ref>
|This nineteenth-century embankment is probably the most ecologically diverse chalk grassland site in the county, with many flowering plants which attract a wide range of butterflies. There is also a variety of mosses and molluscs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000284.pdf|title=Narborough Railway Embankment citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151759/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000284.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[New Buckenham Common]]<ref name=new>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/new-buckenham-common |title= New Buckenham Common |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522081421/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/new-buckenham-common |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:New Buckenham Common - geograph.org.uk - 433216.jpg|100px|alt=New Buckenham Common]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   37  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|   52.472|1.076   |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  New Buckenham Common  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TM 090 905  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[SSSI]]<ref name="  nbc" >{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004142&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=   |title=Designated Sites View: New Buckenham Common  |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 16 May 2018}}</ref>
|This unimproved grassland is traditionally managed by grazing. It has the largest colony of [[green-winged orchid]]s in the county, and there are a stream and pool which have aquatic plants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1004142.pdf|title=New Buckenham Common citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151928/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1004142.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Pigneys Wood ]]<ref name=pig>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/pigneys-wood |title= Pigneys Wood |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522053019/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/pigneys-wood |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Footpath through Pigney's Wood - geograph.org.uk - 720296.jpg|100px|alt=Pigneys Wood]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 23.5    |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[North Walsham ]]<br/>{{coord|   52.837|1.407   |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Pigneys Wood   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TG 296 321  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Local Nature Reserve|LNR]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1460422&SiteName=pigney&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Pigney's Wood  |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| access-date= 21 May 2018}}</ref>
|This wood has 40 different species of trees, most of which have been planted since 1993, but there is a 450-year old [[oak]]. There is also a range of birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Mammals include  [[Eurasian otter|otter]]s, [[European water vole|water vole]]s and [[European badger]]s.<ref name=pig/>
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! scope="row"| [[Ranworth Broad]]<ref name=ran>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/ranworth-broad |title= Ranworth Broad |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522104511/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/ranworth-broad |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Ranworth Broad - geograph.org.uk - 2392296.jpg|100px|alt=Ranworth Broad]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  136   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|    52.682|1.487  |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Ranworth Broad   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TG 358 151  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref name=ratbure/> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]]<ref name=burennr/> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=broadram/> [[Special Area of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=broadssac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=broadspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name=bure/>
|Many species of birds can be seen from the floating Broads Wildlife Centre such as [[great crested grebe]]s, [[Eurasian wigeon|wigeons]], [[gadwall]]s, [[common kingfisher|kingfisher]]s and [[great cormorant|cormorant]]s. There are also areas of woodland and reedbeds.<ref name=ran/>
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! scope="row"| [[Ringstead Downs]]<ref name=ring>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/ringstead-downs |title= Ringstead Downs |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522092946/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/ringstead-downs |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Ringstead Downs - geograph.org.uk - 204286.jpg|100px|Ringstead Downs]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|    11 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Hunstanton]]<br/>{{coord| 52.929|0.537     |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Ringstead Downs  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TF 706 399   }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[AONB]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|title=Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014–19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB|publisher=Norfolk Coast AONB|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161613/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>  [[SSSI]]<ref name= ringsssi  >{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003747&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=   |title=Designated Sites View: Ringstead Downs   |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref>
|This is a dry chalk valley which was carved out by glacial meltwaters It is species-rich as it has never been ploughed, and it is the largest surviving area of chalk downland surviving in the county. The butterflies are diverse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003747.pdf|title=Ringstead Downs citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=31 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151812/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003747.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Roydon Common|Roydon Common and Grimston Warren]]<ref name=roy>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/roydon-common-and-grimston-warren |title= Roydon Common and Grimston Warren |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522091435/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/roydon-common-and-grimston-warren |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Grimston Warren 3.jpg|100px|alt=Grimston Warren]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  365   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[King's Lynn ]]<br/>{{coord| 52.777|0.516     |type:landmark_region:GB|name=   Roydon Common and Grimston Warren }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TF 698 229   }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, pp. 130–31, 212–13</ref> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]],<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006628&SiteName=roydon&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Roydon Common | series= National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 31 May 2018}}</ref> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11061&SiteName=roydon&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Roydon Common     | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 31 May 2018}}</ref> [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=roysac>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012801&SiteName=roydon&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Roydon Common and Dersingham Bog  | series= Special Area of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 31 May 2018}}</ref> [[SSSI]]<ref name="  roysssi" >{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003787&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=   |title=Designated Sites View: Roydon Common   |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref>
|The common is described by [[Natural England]] as "one of the best examples in Britain of a lowland mixed valley mire". It has diverse habitats, including wet acid heath, [[calcareous]] fen and dry heath on acid sands. There are rare plants, birds and insects, including the [[Sympetrum danae|black darter]] dragonfly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003787.pdf|title=Roydon Common citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=31 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151837/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003787.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Salthouse Marshes]]<ref name=sal>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/salthouse-marshes |title= Salthouse Marshes |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522051324/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/salthouse-marshes |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
|[[File:Salthouse marshes - geograph.org.uk - 544297.jpg|100px|alt=Salthouse Marshes]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  66   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Holt, Norfolk|Holt]]<br/>{{coord|   52.956|1.098   |type:landmark_region:GB|name=   Salthouse Marshes }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TG 082 443 }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[AONB]],<ref name=nnaonb/> [[Geological Conservation Review|GCR]],<ref name=nngcr/> [[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref name=rat10/> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=nncram/> [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=nncsac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=nncspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name=nnc/>
|This site has grazing marsh and small pools. Birds include [[snow bunting]]s, [[Lapland bunting]]s, [[little egret]]s, [[shore lark]]s and [[Western barn owl|barn owl]]s.<ref name=sal/>
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! scope="row"| [[Scarning Fen ]]<ref name=scar>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/scarning-fen |title= Scarning Fen |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522182418/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/scarning-fen |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Scarning Fen - geograph.org.uk - 463437.jpg|100px|alt=Scarning Fen]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  4   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Dereham]]<br/>{{coord| 52.670|0.928     |type:landmark_region:GB|name=   Scarning Fen  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TF 981 121 }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, pp. 213–14</ref> [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=nvfsac/> [[SSSI]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003694&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184216/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003694&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=13 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This small reserve has chalky valley mire, [[Carr (landform)|carr]] and grassland. Twenty-nine nationally scarce invertebrates have been recorded, and it is the only site in the county for the [[small red damselfly]]. There are a number of rare plants, including [[liverwort]]s and mosses.<ref name=scar/>
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! scope="row"| [[Sparham Pools ]]<ref name=spar>{{cite web|url=  https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/sparham-pools|title=  Sparham Pools|publisher=  Norfolk Wildlife Trust|access-date=  21 May 2018|archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180522225545/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/sparham-pools|archive-date=  22 May 2018|url-status=  live}}</ref>
|[[File:Sparham Pools 2.jpg|100px|alt=Sparham Pools]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  12.2   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|  52.718|1.071    |type:landmark_region:GB|name=   Sparham Pools  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|TG 075 178   }}
|align="center"|YES
|
|These former gravel pits are now pools which have several islands. Wildfowl include [[Northern shoveler|shoveler]], [[gadwall]], [[mallard]] and [[tufted duck]]. [[Sand martin]]s and [[common kingfisher|kingfishers]] breed on the banks and [[common tern]]s on the islands.<ref name=spar/>
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! scope="row"| [[Syderstone Common]]<ref name=syd>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/syderstone-common |title= Syderstone Common |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522180904/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/syderstone-common |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Syderstone Common - geograph.org.uk - 388033.jpg|100px|alt=Syderstone Common]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  24   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[King's Lynn ]]<br/>{{coord|   52.852|0.722   |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Syderstone Common   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TF 834 318 }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[SSSI]]<ref name=sydsssi>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004002&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Syderstone Common|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232418/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004002&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|The common has heath and grassland areas in the valley of the [[River Tat]]. Pools on sand and gravel provide suitable habitats for five species of breeding amphibians, including the nationally rare [[natterjack toad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1004002.pdf|title=Syderstone Common citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151756/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1004002.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Thompson Water, Carr and Common|Thompson Common]]<ref name=thom>{{cite web  |url=https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/thompson-common  |title=Thompson Common  |publisher=Norfolk Wildlife Trust  |access-date=21 May 2018  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522211009/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/thompson-common  |archive-date=22 May 2018  |url-status=live  }}</ref>
|[[File:Thompson Common - geograph.org.uk - 1019791.jpg|100px|alt=Thompson Common]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  140   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Attleborough]]<br/>{{coord|   52.633|0.860   |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Thompson Common    }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TL 941 966 }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Local Nature Reserve|LNR]],<ref name=gept>{{cite web |url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008921&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=  Designated Sites View: Great Eastern Pingo Trail |series=  Local Nature Reserves |publisher=  Natural England |access-date=  4 June 2018 |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041331/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008921&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=  22 May 2018 |url-status=  live }}</ref> [[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]]<ref>Ratcliffe,  pp. 138–39</ref>  [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name="nvfsac"/>  [[SSSI]]<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000249&SiteName=thompson&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Thompson Water, Carr and Common   | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 21 May 2018}}</ref>
|This grassland site in the valley of a tributary of the [[River Wissey]] has a number of [[pingo]]s, damp and water filled depressions formed by the melting of ice at the end of the last glaciation. It also has a lake called Thompson Water which, together with its surrounding [[reedswamp]], is important for breeding birds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000249.pdf|title=Thompson Water, Carr and Common citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151732/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000249.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Thorpe Marshes ]]<ref name=thor>{{cite web|url=  https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/thorpe-marshes|title=  Thorpe Marshes|publisher=  Norfolk Wildlife Trust|access-date=  21 May 2018|archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20180522190938/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/thorpe-marshes|archive-date=  22 May 2018|url-status=  live}}</ref>
|[[File:Thorpe Marshes 6.jpg|100px|alt=Thorpe Marshes]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 25    |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord| 52.625|1.348     |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Thorpe Marshes    }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TG 267 083  }}
|align="center"|{{abbr|FP|Public access to footpaths through the site}}
|
|This site has a lake called St Andrew's Broad, which hosts waterbirds such as [[great crested grebe]]s, [[cormorant]]s, [[tufted ducks]], [[gadwall]]s and [[grey heron]]s. There are also flower rich marshes, and dragonflies and damselflies inhabit the many dykes.<ref name=thor/>
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! scope="row"| [[Thursford Wood]]<ref name=thurs>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/thursford-wood |title= Thursford Wood |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522224034/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/thursford-wood |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Thursford Wood 4.jpg|100px|alt=Thursford Wood]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|  10   |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Fakenham]]<br/>{{coord|  52.861|0.938    |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Thursford Wood  }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TF 979 333  }}
|align="center"|YES
|
|The [[oak]] trees in this wood are some of the oldest in  the county, and some may be over 500 years old. The site also has a variety of woodland birds, as well as many ferns and fungi.<ref name=thurs/>
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! scope="row"| [[Upton Broad and Marshes]]<ref name=up>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/upton-broad-and-marshes |title= Upton Broad and Marshes |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522053014/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/upton-broad-and-marshes |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:A culverted drain - geograph.org.uk - 1110312.jpg|100px|alt=Upton Broad and Marshes]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   318  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Norwich]]<br/>{{coord|52.669|1.519      |type:landmark_region:GB|name=   Upton Broad and Marshes }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TG 380 137  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, pp. 172, 306–07</ref> [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]],<ref name=broadram/> [[Special Area of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=broadssac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=broadspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name=upsssi>{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000299&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Upton Broad & Marshes|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005222/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000299&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|This is described by [[Natural England]] as "an outstanding example of unreclaimed wetland and grazing marsh". Its rich invertebrate fauna includes eighteen species of freshwater snail, and an outstanding variety of dragonflies and damselflies, including the nationally rare [[Norfolk hawker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000299.pdf|title=Upton Broad and Marshes citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316152025/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000299.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Wayland Wood ]]<ref name=way>{{cite web  |url=https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/wayland-wood  |title=Wayland Wood  |publisher=Norfolk Wildlife Trust  |access-date=21 May 2018  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522092942/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/wayland-wood  |archive-date=22 May 2018  |url-status=live  }}</ref>
|[[File:Wayland Wood, early Spring. - geograph.org.uk - 754598.jpg|100px|alt=Wayland Wood]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|    34 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Thetford]]<br/>{{coord|  52.560|0.837    |type:landmark_region:GB|name=  Wayland Wood   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|  TL 924 996  }}
|align="center"|YES
|[[SSSI]]<ref name= waysssi  >{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000350&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=   |title=Designated Sites View: Wayland Wood, Watton   |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=  17 May 2018}}</ref>
|This semi-natural wood on wet [[calcareous]] [[boulder clay]] is managed by coppicing. Breeding birds include [[Eurasian woodcock|woodcocks]], [[lesser spotted woodpecker]]s and [[Eurasian nuthatch|nuthatches]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000350.pdf|title=Wayland Wood, Watton citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151832/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000350.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Weeting Heath]]<ref name=weet>{{cite web |url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/weeting-heath |title= Weeting Heath |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 21 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522061531/https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/weeting-heath |archive-date= 22 May 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|[[File:Weeting Heath National Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 521013.jpg|100px|alt=Weeting Heath]]
| <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|   138  |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small>
|[[Brandon Parva|Brandon]]<br/>{{coord| 52.463|0.585     |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Weeting Heath   }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| TL 757 881  }}
|align="center"|{{abbr|FEE|Fee charged for access}}
|[[Nature Conservation Review|NCR]],<ref>Ratcliffe, p. 135-36</ref> [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|NNR]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006155&SiteName=weeting&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: Weeting Heath | series= National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date =  2 June 2018}}</ref> [[Special Areas of Conservation|SAC]],<ref name=brecksac/> [[Special Protection Area|SPA]],<ref name=breckspa/> [[SSSI]]<ref name= weetsssi  >{{Cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002688&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View: Weeting Heath  |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref>
|This grass and lichen heath is grazed by rabbits. It has a high density of breeding birds, including [[Eurasian stone-curlew|stone-curlews]]. One arable field is reserved for uncommon [[Breckland]] plants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002688.pdf|title=Weeting Heath citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084918/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002688.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Local Nature Reserves in Norfolk]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*{{cite book|editor-first=Derek |editor-last=Ratcliffe |title=A Nature Conservation Review |volume=2 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-521-21403-2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/ Norfolk Wildlife Trust website]

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