Published: 24th October, 2020
Beware all who enter the Broads National Park – here be dragons, imps, hideous hounds, Woodwoses, will-o’-the-wisps and a mighty assortment of ghosts all intent on scaring us witless. I …
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Published: 23rd October, 2020
Dyke Dipping in the Broads National Park is one activity that never grows dull however many times you do it in a day, week or month. There’s always something new …
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In the U.K. freshwater habitats comprise about 12% of our total land surface and are home to 42 species of native freshwater fish, 29 of which occur here in the …
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Trees don’t usually spring to mind when we think of the Broads National Park, it’s more often wide open skies, rivers, broads, sailing boats, reeds and flat grazing marsh stretching …
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Published: 22nd October, 2020
The first trading wherries began to appear on the waterways of the Broads from 1700 onwards and by 1830 they were the boat of choice to transport goods such as …
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Published: 21st October, 2020
One of the most exciting signs that spring is here to stay is the reappearance of the summer migrant birds, like swallows and terns, back from their overwintering grounds far …
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The story of the Marshmen in the Broads National Park spans nearly three hundred years from when the first windmills began to be built in the Broads. Of course, the …
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Published: 20th October, 2020
Peat is not only an amazing type of soil but also the reason the Broads exist. Twice as much carbon is stored in the world’s peatlands than in the rainforests …
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