Broome Heath is a 31.7-hectare (78-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Ditchingham in Norfolk, England. It is owned by South Norfolk District Council and managed by the Broads Authority.[1][2] An area in the north is designated a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest as Broome Heath Pit,[3] and there is a Scheduled Monument in the middle.[4]

This site in the valley of the River Waveney has marshy grazing land and lakes. At the southern end there is a Neolithic settlement,[5] and in the middle there are long and round barrows.[4]

There is access from Loddon Road.

References

  1. ^ "Broome Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Broome Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broome Heath Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath". Historic England. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Broome Heath Enclosure. Neolithic settlement site". Norfolk Historic Environment Service. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

52°28′12″N 1°27′11″E / 52.470°N 1.453°E / 52.470; 1.453

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broome_Heath
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