Enhancing Thorpe Marshes

NWT Thorpe Marshes is Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s only urban nature reserve. NWT has established a 5 year management plan and this project aims to restore the grazing marshes and associated network of ditches.It will deliver:-
Major habitat restoration and creation through:-
• Ditch restoration and improve water circulation.
• Scrub clearance around St Andrew’s broad
• Introduction of cattle grazing to previously ungrazed areas.
• A greater area of shingle for breeding LRP.
• Creation of a wider reed-dominated margin on the site’s Broad
• Scrape creation for breeding waders
Long term sustainability of site management through:-
• Improvement of the stock fencing
• Widening of bridges and additional culverts
Targeted habitat action informed by monitoring surveys on:-
• Quality water, hydrological function, freshwater invertebrates, water voles, bats, ditch vegetation.
Improved visitor access and experience.