Halvergate Marshes

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Halvergate Marshes is an extensive area of low-lying grazing marsh and drainage ditches in the Norfolk Broads of eastern England, noted for its wildlife and traditional wetland landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grazing marsh
protected area
wetland
conservationAction agri-environment schemes
habitat management for breeding waders
country United Kingdom
designation Environmentally Sensitive Area
Ramsar site (as part of The Broads Ramsar site)
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Protection Area (part of The Broads SPA) NERFINISHED
ecosystemType freshwater marsh
elevation near sea level
governingBody Broads Authority NERFINISHED
Natural England NERFINISHED
hasAccess public footpaths
hasFeature drainage ditches
dykes
grazing meadows
reedbeds
hasLandUse nature conservation
pasture
hydrology drainage by man-made ditches
influenced by tidal rivers of the Broads
knownFor conservation value
traditional marshland scenery
wildlife
landscapeType low-lying grazing marsh
traditional wetland landscape
locatedIn Norfolk NERFINISHED
Norfolk Broads NERFINISHED
eastern England NERFINISHED
management traditional grazing management
water level control via sluices and dykes
near Great Yarmouth NERFINISHED
Halvergate NERFINISHED
partOf The Broads NERFINISHED
primaryUse livestock grazing
region East of England
supportsSpecies barn owl
dragonflies
marsh harrier
wading birds
water vole
wintering wildfowl
terrain flat
threat agricultural intensification
drainage and land reclamation pressure

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