Canoe trails on the Trinity Broads
Guided canoe trails are to be run on the secluded Trinity Broads, near Great Yarmouth, this season.
The trails will explore the wildlife havens of the five Trinity Broads - Ormesby, Rollesby, Lily, Ormesby Little and Filby - which are peaceful and tranquil because they are isolated from the main river system. Only electric engines, rowing boats and sailing boats are permitted, and public launching of canoes is not allowed.
Because canoeing is silent and low in the water it is the perfect way to get close to the rare and sometimes shy wildlife of The Broads. The Trinity Broads, which are a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and a Broads Special Area of Conservation (SAC) are home to many species of wildlife including otters, bitterns and marsh harriers. Tufted duck, shoveller, gadwall and pochard overwinter there. When the water is clear shoals of fish and stands of thriving water plants can be seen.
The canoe trails will be run in stable, Canadian canoes, by The CanoeMan.com, Mark Wilkinson, in conjunction with the Broads Authority.
Eight trails will be held from May to October and will include one rare opportunity to explore Lily Broad in July and to canoe the length of the Muck Fleet from Stokesby sluice in August and September.
The days, dates, themes, starting points and approximate costs per person for the canoe trails on the Trinity Broads are shown below. Trip times are 1.00pm - 3.00pm, and 3.30pm - 5.30pm (with a few exceptions). To book the trails contact Mark Wilkinson at TheCanoeMan.com 07810 838052 or Mark@TheCanoeMan.com
- Thursday 10.04.08 - Press day - Rollesby Sailing Club - £0
- Saturday 10.05.08 - Ormesby Broad - Underwater wildlife - Rollesby Sailing Club - £15
- Saturday 31.05.08 - Ormesby Broad - Underwater wildlife - Rollesby Sailing Club - £15
- Saturday 19.07.08 - Lily Broad - Lilies and sunsets - Rollesby Sailing Club - £15
- Friday 01.08.08 - Watery trails on the Trinity Broads - Sportsman's Staithe - £12
- Saturday 16.08.08 - Meandering Muck Fleet and marshes - Muck Fleet sluice - £18
- Friday 12.09.08 - Meandering Muck Fleet and marshes - Muck Fleet sluice - £18
- Saturday 04.10.08 - Wintering wildfowl on Ormesby - Rollesby Sailing Club - £18
- Saturday 18.10.08 - Wintering wildfowl on Ormesby - Rollesby Sailing Club - £18
- To be confirmed - free of charge trips for groups that wouldn't normally access The Broads. Enquiries welcome. Rollesby Sailing Club - £0
28.04.2008
