Ant Broads and Marshes
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Barton Broad | |
| Location | Norfolk, England |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 365 215[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 745.3 hectares (1,842 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1989[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Ant Broads and Marshes is a 745.3-hectare (1,842-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Norwich in Norfolk, England.[1][2] Most of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1,[3] and it is part of the Broadland Ramsar[4] and Special Protection Area,[5] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[6] Part of it is the Barton Broad nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust,[7] and two areas are National Nature Reserves.[8][9]
This site in the valley of the River Ant is described by Natural England as the "finest example of unpolluted valley fen in Western Europe". It has a network of dykes that support a diverse variety of aquatic plants, and its fenland invertebrate fauna is of national importance.[10]
