Cockshoot Broad
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Cockshoot Broad, one of the Norfolk Broads, lies on the River Bure
within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England. It is one of several Broads where boats are not allowed at any time of the year, although they can moor at its entrance. It is a nature reserve
in the care of Norfolk Wildlife Trust
. Before becoming a nature reserve it was one of the most dilapidated broads, clogged with large amounts of silt. The silt was dredged in the early 1980s and the Broad has been returned to the way it looked some 100 years ago.
Cockshoot Broad is renowned for its Waterlily
beds and the Damselflies
they attract.
A pedestrian route around the front of the broad allows views across and there is also a bird hide.
River Bure
The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in The Broads. The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of navigation. Nowadays, the head of navigation is downstream at Coltishall Bridge...
within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England. It is one of several Broads where boats are not allowed at any time of the year, although they can moor at its entrance. It is a nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
in the care of Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
The Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Norfolk, England, formerly known as the Norfolk Naturalists' Trust, is one of almost 50 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom.Founded in 1926, it is the oldest of all the trusts....
. Before becoming a nature reserve it was one of the most dilapidated broads, clogged with large amounts of silt. The silt was dredged in the early 1980s and the Broad has been returned to the way it looked some 100 years ago.
Cockshoot Broad is renowned for its Waterlily
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called water lilies and live in freshwater areas in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains eight genera. There are about 70 species of water lilies around the world. The genus...
beds and the Damselflies
Damselfly
Damselflies are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be distinguished by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest...
they attract.
A pedestrian route around the front of the broad allows views across and there is also a bird hide.