Whitlingham Marsh [59 photos] in TG2708 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Whitlingham Marsh

Whitlingham Marsh adjoins Whitlingham Great Broad > Link and Country Park > Link in the east. The westernmost section of the marsh can be explored on a circular walk which starts off Whitlingham Lane immediately west of the A47 (southern bypass) road. The path leads down to the River Yare and follows its south bank in north-easterly direction until it reaches the Postwick viaduct > Link a short distance east of May Gurney's boatyard > Link. By the viaduct the path turns south-easterly. Running underneath the viaduct it emerges onto a track that closely follows the A47, leading back to Whitlingham Lane.

Traditionally marshes were grazed during the summer months and the sedges growing there were cut and harvested, often by boats that travelled along the marsh dikes. The dikes (ditches) are an important habitat for wildlife such as grasshopper, sedge and willow warblers. The water level in the dikes at Whitlingham Marsh are carefully monitored to preserve this unique landscape. The vegetation is cut by a tracked machine every four years in order to maintain the diversity of plants and to prevent trees from turning the marsh into a woodland.

by Evelyn Simak

Created: Sat, 23 Jan 2010, Updated: Sat, 23 Jan 2010

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TG2808 : Reedbeds in Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Circular walk on Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2707 : Molehills in marsh meadow by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Path leading under Postwick Viaduct by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Boatyard on the River Yare by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Approaching Postwick viaduct by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : On the edge of Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Gate at the north-eastern edge of Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2707 : Circular walk on Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Boats on the River Yare by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Mallards on the River Yare by Evelyn Simak

TG2707 : Cattle grazing in Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Whitlingham marsh as seen from beneath the Postwick viaduct by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : View across the eastern edge of Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : View across Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Pollarded willow beside a path in Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Path along the River Yare by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Narrow path on the edge of Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Path on Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2707 : Dog litter bin by the entrance into Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2808 : Culverts in Whitlingham Marsh by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Wild flowers beside the path by Evelyn Simak

TG2708 : Narrow path through cow parsley and buttercups by Evelyn Simak

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