Cockshoot Broad

Cockshoot Broad is a 5-hectare (12-acre) nature reserve north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest,[2] and the Broadland Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[5] It is also part of the Bure Marshes National Nature Reserve[6] and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[7]

Cockshoot Broad
TypeNature reserve
LocationNorwich, Norfolk
OS gridTG 343 165
Area5 hectares (12 acres)
Managed byNorfolk Wildlife Trust

The water quality of this broad is very high and it has large beds of water lilies, which provide a habitat for many insects, including red eyed and variable damselflies.[1]

Access to the boardwalk through the site is by boat only.

References
  1. "Cockshoot Broad". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Designated Sites View:Bure Broads and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Bure Marshes". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 0521 21403 3.

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