Leathes Ham
Leathes Ham | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM 531 933 |
Area | 6.0 hectares |
Leathes Ham is a 6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is owned by Waveney District Council.[1][2]
In the medieval period this site was turbary, an area which was dug for peat, and it later flooded and became a lake.[3] It has a reedbed, dykes, and marshes where wildfowl breed. Flora include ragged robin and southern marsh orchid.[1]
There is access from Normanston Park.
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References
- ^ a b "Leathes Ham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Leathes Ham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Butcher, David (2016). Medieval Lowestoft: The Origins and Growth of a Suffolk Coastal Community. Boydell & Brewer. p. 47. ISBN 9781783271498.
52°28′44″N 1°43′34″E / 52.479°N 1.726°E / 52.479; 1.726
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