Halvergate Marshes

Halvergate Marshes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Halvergate Marshes is located in Norfolk
Halvergate Marshes
Halvergate Marshes within Norfolk
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTG450050
Coordinates52°35′17″N 1°36′54″E / 52.588°N 1.615°E / 52.588; 1.615
InterestBiological
Area1,430.13 hectares (14.30 km2; 5.52 sq mi)
Notification1995
Natural England website

The Halvergate Marshes are an area of grazing marsh in the east of the English county of Norfolk. They form part of the area of The Broads and lie between the River Bure and the River Yare, bordering Breydon Water on the east. The marshes cover an area of around 2,642 hectares (26.42 km2; 10.20 sq mi)[1] An area of 1,432.7-hectare (3,540-acre) is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2][3] Some areas are also in the Breydon Water Local Nature Reserve,[4] the Broadland and Breydon Water Ramsar sites,[5][6] The Broads Special Area of Conservation,[7] and The Broads and Breydon Water Special Protection Areas.[8][9]

  1. ^ Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh - Habitat Action Plan Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership, December 2005. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  2. ^ "Designated Sites View: Halvergate Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Map of Halvergate Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Breydon Water". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Designated Sites View: Breydon Water". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areass. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Designated Sites View: Breydon Water". Special Protection Areass. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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