Editing Cockshoot Broad (section)

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{infobox park
| name =  Cockshoot Broad
| photo =  Cockshoot Broad - geograph.org.uk - 400778.jpg
| photo_caption =
| type = Nature reserve
| grid_ref_UK =    TG 343 165
| location =    Norwich, Norfolk 
| area =    {{convert| 5 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}
| manager = Norfolk Wildlife Trust 
}}
'''Cockshoot Broad''' is a  {{convert| 5 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} nature reserve north-east of [[Norwich]] in [[Norfolk]]. It is managed by the [[Norfolk Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=NWT>{{cite web|url=  https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/cockshoot-broad |title= Cockshoot Broad   |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |accessdate=  10  July 2018}}</ref> It is part of the [[Bure Broads and Marshes]] [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]],<ref name=bure>{{Cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000880&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View:Bure Broads and Marshes    |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=  16 May 2018}}</ref> and the Broadland [[Ramsar site]]<ref name=broadram>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11010&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broadland  | series= Ramsar Sites|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 25  May 2018}}</ref> and [[Special Protection Area]],<ref name=broadspa>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009253&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broadland  | series= Special Protection Areas|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 25  May 2018}}</ref> and The Broads [[Special Area of Conservation]].<ref name=broadssac>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013577&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View:  The Broads | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|accessdate =  25 May 2018}}</ref> It is also part of the Bure Marshes [[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|National Nature Reserve]]<ref name=burennr>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006026&SiteName=bure&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=  |title=Designated Sites View:  Bure Marshes | series= National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 25  May 2018}}</ref> 
and [[Nature Conservation Review]] site, Grade I.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=Derek |editor-last=Ratcliffe  |title=A Nature Conservation Review|volume=2 |pages=55–56 |authorlink=Derek Ratcliffe |publisher= Cambridge University Press|location =Cambridge, UK  |year=1977|isbn= 0521 21403 3 }}</ref>

The water quality of this broad is very high and it has large beds of [[Nymphaeaceae|water lilies]], which provide a habitat for many insects, including [[red-eyed damselfly|red eyed]] and [[Variable damselfly|variable damselflies]].<ref name=NWT/>

Access to the boardwalk through the site is by boat only.

{{commons category|Cockshoot Broad}}