View source for Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville

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|image=  Carlton Marshes 6.jpg
|image_caption =  Carlton Marshes
|name=  Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville
|aos=  Suffolk
|interest=Biological
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|area=         57.1  hectares<ref name=dsv/>
|notifydate=       1986<ref name=dsv/>
|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000972%27  ''Magic Map'']
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'''Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville''' is a {{convert|57.1|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] on the western outskirts of [[Lowestoft]] in [[Suffolk, England]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000972&SiteName=sprat&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville  | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate =  8 May 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000972%27|title=Map of Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=   8 May 2017}}</ref> It is part of the Broadland [[Ramsar site|Ramsar]] internationally important wetland site,<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11010&SiteName=sprat&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broadland  | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|accessdate =  8 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/RIS/UK11010.pdf |title= Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Broadland  |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate=  4 May 2017}}</ref> and [[Special Protection Area]] under the [[European Union]] [[Birds Directive|Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds]],<ref name=spabroadland>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/SPA/UK9009253.pdf   |title=Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Broadland.    |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate=  4 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=   https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009253&SiteName=barnby&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Broadland  | series= Special Protection Area|publisher=Natural England|accessdate =   7 May 2017}}</ref> and part of The Broads [[Special Area of Conservation]].<ref name=sacbroads>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0013577 |title=  The Broads |series=Special Areas of Conservation |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate=  4 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=   https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013577&SiteName=barnby&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: The Broads  | series= Special Area of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|accessdate =  7 May 2017}}</ref> The northern part of the site is Carlton Marshes, which is part of [[Carlton and Oulton Marshes]], a nature reserve managed by the [[Suffolk Wildlife Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/carltonmarshes|title= Carlton and Oulton Marshes |publisher= Suffolk Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref>
The site has open water, mixed fen, [[alder carr]] and wet grazing marsh on thick peat. The diverse flora include a number of uncommon species, and the site is also important for breeding birds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000972.pdf |title=Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=    8 May 2017}}</ref>
The [[Angles Way]] footpath passes through the site, but some parts are closed to the public.
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[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Special Protection Areas in England]]
[[Category:Special Areas of Conservation in England]]
[[Category:Ramsar sites in England]]