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The Broads is Britain's largest protected wetland and has national park status.

It has 28 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, many National and Local Nature Reserves and is home to a quarter of the UK's rarest species. The Broads Authority looks after this magical waterland with responsibility for conservation, maintaining the waterways, recreation, tourism and planning. We need to consider all these interests together to manage the Broads now and for the future.

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Introduction

The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads is Britain's largest protected wetland and third largest inland waterway, with the status of a national park. It's also home to some of the rarest plants and animals in the UK. The Broads Authority was set up in 1989, with responsibility for conservation, planning, recreation and waterways.

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Broads Authority
Yare House
62-64 Thorpe Road

Norwich
NR1 1RY
United Kingdom

Tel. (01603) 610734
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