2022-23 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 10
BROGRAVE WETLAND
BEAUTIFUL BROADS
Working with:
Broads Authority
Horsey Estate
Internal Drainage Board
EA Lead:
Rory Sanderson
This partnership project is a con}nua}on of an
Interreg CANAPE project (Crea}ng A New
Approach to Peatland Ecosystems). In essence it
involves plan}ng and maintaining a wet-farming
(paludiculture) trial where drained peat marshes
are rewe琀琀ed to grow reed and mace for a
commercial market.
This has immediate bene昀椀ts for water quality,
bene昀椀ts for carbon management and aims to
test the market development for new wet
farmed products. It is, in essence, a blueprint for
restora}on of drained peat areas in Broadland.
Grassland—ini}al condi}on in 2021—a farming area with marginal earnings - Credit:
Broads Authority
Outputs:
£17,867
£5,187
£12,500
Total Project Value
Defra Funding
Partnership Funding
1.3 ha new wet farming habitat (reed marsh)
Water quality improved by removal of ochre
45 volunteer days
12,400 reed & reedmace plug plants planted
Outcomes:
Carbon sequestra}on
Reduce water (ochre) pollu}on to Broads
Special Area of Conserva}on (SAC)
A昀琀er construc}on 2022 - Credit: Broads Authority
Increased biodiversity
Community engagement
Trial of poten}al future wet farming method
for lowland peat habitats
Wetland plan}ng - Credit: Broads Authority
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