- Rockland Broad
Rockland Broad lies just north of the village of
Rockland St. Mary inSouth Norfolk , England.It comprises an area of approximately 50 acres and is completely surrounded by marshland and tall reed beds. It is linked to the
River Yare by two dykes: the Short Dyke and the Fleet Dyke.From the village of Rockland St. Mary it can be reached via the Staithe opposite 'The New Inn'. The main navigable channel links the Staithe to the Short Dyke. A footpath also leads from the Staithe to an
RSPB Bird hide (approx 800m). [ [http://www.wherrymansway.net/heritagehighlights.html#rocklandstmary Discover the Heart of the Broads ] ] which overlooks both the Broad and the adjacent Rockland Marshes.Some parts of the broad are badly silted. In the western part of the broad, known as The Slaughters, lie two
Norfolk wherry wrecks. There is also a channel on the western side which links toWheatfen Broad .Cantley Sugarbeet Factory is visible from the broad.The broad has good pike fishing and in 1912, it is said, that a fish weighing thirty one and a half pounds was caught. There are also bream, roach, tench and perch.
A colourful Broadland character called Archie Taylor used to live in a cottage on the Staithe and made his living renting boats and cutting reeds.
Claxton beck runs out of the Staithe and heads eastward.References
External links
* [http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/r/rocklandmarshes/index.asp The RSPB:Rockland Marshes]
* [http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/index.html;jsessionid=F3D29F903D2F5AA528B37786495C56EB Broads Authority Site]
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