Management
The Broads are administered by the Broads Authority. Special legislation gives the navigation of the waterways equal status with the conservation and public enjoyment of the area.
Specific parts of 'the Broads' have been awarded a variety of conservation designations, for instance:
- Special Protection Area (SPA) status for an area named 'Broadland' composed of 28 Sites of Special Scientific Interest
- Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) status for parts of the Halvergate Marshes
- National Nature Reserve (NNR) status for:
- Bure Marshes NNR
- Ant Broads & Marshes NNR
- Hickling Broad NNR
- Ludham - Potter Heigham NNR
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen
- Martham Broad NNR
- Calthorpe Broad NNR
- Mid-Yare NNR
A specific project being considered under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan is re-introduction of the Large Copper butterfly, whose habitat has been reduced by reduction of fens.
The Broads, although administered by the Broads Authority, give their name to the Broadland local government district, while parts of the Broads also lie within other council areas: North Norfolk, South Norfolk, Norwich and Great Yarmouth (all in Norfolk) and Waveney district in Suffolk.
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