Opis
Carlton Marshes lie in the Waveney Valley at the southern tip of the Norfolk Broads and is part of the Suffolk Broads. It comprises a jigsaw of grazing marsh, fens, peat pools, short fen meadow, tall fen (called 'tall litter fen'), dykes, pools and scrub. Mostly man-made, these habitats have developed over hundreds of years of traditional management and now host specialised wildlife.
This reserve is a paradise for marsh land birds and birds of prey including kobuz and błotniak stawowy. The reserve is one of the best sites in East Anglia to see świerszczak. The reed and sedge beds along the river wall make ideal nesting cover for trzcinniczek (zwyczajny) and rokitniczka, brzęczka, wąsatka and wierzbówka zwyczajna. The grazing marshes are also ideal for wintering wildfowl and breeding waders with czajka and krwawodziób displaying through the spring and large numbers of świstun, cyraneczka and kszyk in winter.
Szczegóły
Dostęp
The reserve is located west of Lowestoft. Entrance is free. How to get there: By bike, on the A146 (6 km from Lowestoft city centre). By train, stop at Oulton Broad South Station and walk 1,5km to the Visitor Centre. By Bus: buses stopping near the end of Burnt Hill Lane on the A146 and Oulton Broad South and North stations being a 20 or 30 minute walk respectively. By car, follow Visitor Centre and park there. Click on the P in the map for directions. How to visit: by foot only.
Teren i siedlisko
Tereny podmokłe , Rzeka , TrzcinowiskaWarunki
Płaski , Otwarty krajobraz , Bagienny , Możliwy wysoki poziom wodyTrasa dookoła
TakCzy luneta będzie przydatna ?
Może być przydatnaUdany sezon obserwacyjny
Przez cały rokNajlepszy czas na wizytę
Zima , Wiosna , JesieńTrasa
Szeroka ścieżkaPoziom trudności szlaku pieszego
ŁatwyDostępne
Pieszo , Wózek inwalidzkiCzatownia/platforma obserwacyjna
TakDodatkowe informacje
Carlton Marshes bought a new piece of land (Peto's marsh) in 2018 and is has created a vast wetland on it. Observatories and new trails have been created. This is a huge improvement on the already massive potential of the reserve, very exciting for all wetland species!
