Strumpshaw Fen
Encyclopedia
Strumpshaw Fen is a fen
on the River Yare
in Norfolk
, England
, between Brundall
and Cantley
.
Much of the area is RSPB Strumpshaw Fen
, a nature reserve
in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
.
Nearby are the village of Strumpshaw
and the Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum
.
Fen
A fen is a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich surface water or groundwater. Fens are characterised by their water chemistry, which is neutral or alkaline, with relatively high dissolved mineral levels but few other plant nutrients...
on the River Yare
River Yare
The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches the river connects with the navigable waterways of The Broads....
in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, between Brundall
Brundall
Brundall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the north bank of the River Yare opposite Surlingham Broad and about 7 miles east of the city of Norwich....
and Cantley
Cantley, Norfolk
Cantley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Cantley is within the Broads Special Protection Area. The village lies on the north bank of the River Yare, some 17 km east of the city of Norwich, 15 km south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance...
.
Much of the area is RSPB Strumpshaw Fen
RSPB Strumpshaw Fen
thumb|right|360px|A view from the brick hide over water showing mostly [[Greylag Goose]] coming into land for the evening. Strumpshaw Fen is a nature reserve managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . It is situated at Strumpshaw Fen, a fen on the River Yare in Norfolk, England...
, 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 the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Bird Notes and News was first published in April 1903.The title changed to 'Bird Notes' in 1947. In the 1950s, there were four copies per year . Each volume covered two years, spread over three calendar years...
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Nearby are the village of Strumpshaw
Strumpshaw
Strumpshaw is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, on the River Yare in Norfolk, England, within The Broads National Park.It covers an area of and had a population of 602 in 245 households as of the 2001 census....
and the Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum
Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum
The Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum in Strumpshaw, Norfolk is home to a collection of Traction engines, Steam rollers, a Showman's engine and a Steam wagon which are run on special occasions and on the last Sunday of each month from April to October....
.