Buckenham Marshes RSPB reserve
Buckenham Marshes RSPB reserve is a nature reserve located on the northern bank of the River Yare in the English county of Norfolk. The reserve is located around 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Norwich near the village of Buckenham. The site, which is in The Broads, is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
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The reserve consists of areas of reedbeds, grazing marsh and wet woodlands featuring species such as alder and willow.[1] Areas of open water provide additional habitats.[2][3] Key bird species include bean geese which over-winter at the site, the only location they regularly do so in England, lapwing and wigeon.[3][1][4] An established rookery borders the site with up to 80,000 rooks roosting at the site, the largest rookery in Britain.[5]
The RSPB Strumpshaw Fen reserve borders Buckenham Marshes to the west. Both reserves lie within the Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve and form part of the Yare Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1][6] The reserve is adjacent to Buckenham railway station with the Wherry Lines railway line marking its northern boundary.
References
- Yare Broads and Marshes Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- Our work here, Buckenham Marshes, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- About Buckenham Marshes, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- Star species, Buckenham Marshes, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- Rooks - brainy birds, Inside Out, BBC, 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- Mid-Yare NNR, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-30.