North Cove Nature Reserve

North Cove
Type Nature reserve
Location Beccles, Suffolk
OS grid TM471905
Area 15.5 hectares
Managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust

North Cove is a 15.5 hectare nature reserve between Beccles and Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[1] t is part of the Barnby Broad and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] the Broadland Ramsar internationally important wetland site,[3][4] the Broadland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,[5][6] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[7][8]

The site has wet woodland, grazing marsh, ponds and dykes. There are birds such as sparrowhawks, woodcocks, redpolls, siskins and the three species of woodpecker. Flora include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage, bog pimpernel and the nationally scarce marsh fern.[1]

There is access from a footpath between Barnby and the Angles Way.

References

  1. 1 2 "North Cove". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. "Designated Sites View: Barnby Broad and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Broadland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Broadland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. "The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

Coordinates: 52°27′25″N 1°38′10″E / 52.457°N 1.636°E / 52.457; 1.636

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