Cockshoot Broad

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title: "Cockshoot Broad" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["norfolk-wildlife-trust"] description: "Nature reserve in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "general/norfolk-wildlife-trust" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockshoot_Broad" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Nature reserve in Norfolk, England ::

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Field	Value
name	Cockshoot Broad
photo	Cockshoot Broad - geograph.org.uk - 400778.jpg
type	Nature reserve
grid_ref_UK	TG 343 165
location	Norwich, Norfolk
area	5 ha
manager	Norfolk Wildlife Trust
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| name = Cockshoot Broad | photo = Cockshoot Broad - geograph.org.uk - 400778.jpg | photo_caption = | type = Nature reserve | grid_ref_UK = TG 343 165 | location = Norwich, Norfolk | area = 5 ha | manager = Norfolk Wildlife Trust Cockshoot Broad is a 5 ha nature reserve north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the Broadland Ramsar site and Special Protection Area, and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. It is also part of the Bure Marshes National Nature Reserve and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.

The water quality of this broad is very high and it has large beds of water lilies, which provide a habitat for many insects, including red eyed and variable damselflies.

Access to the boardwalk through the site is by boat only.

References

References

1. "Cockshoot Broad". Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
2. "Designated Sites View:Bure Broads and Marshes". Natural England.
3. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Natural England.
4. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Natural England.
5. "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Natural England.
6. "Designated Sites View: Bure Marshes". Natural England.
7. (1977). "A Nature Conservation Review". Cambridge University Press.

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