Biodiversity
The Trinity Broads are a nationally important site for many species of wildlife:
- Plants - The open water supports various pondweeds, and nationally rare stoneworts. The margins of the broads are dominated by reed, with some rare plants such as cowbane and milk parsley. The woodland is dominated by alder and willow due to its wet nature.
- Birds - Species present include bittern, marsh harrier, Cetti’s warbler, kingfisher, pochard, tufted duck and shoveller.
- Insects - Rare species include swallowtail butterfly, Norfolk hawker dragonfly, rush wainscot moth and Desmoulin’s whorl snail.
- Mammals - Otters and water voles are occasionally spotted, and there are six species of bat that use the site.
- Fish - Species present include pike, perch, tench, bream, roach and rudd.
