A Norfolk Broads beauty spot has reopened for Easter after six months of renovation and conservation work.
A walk to a viewing platform overlooking Ormesby Little Broad at Filby Bridge has reopened this week. Over the winter a 30 year old rotten boardwalk has been replaced by a ½ km hard-surfaced footpath which is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.A dyke which had silted up completely has been dredged out and thousands of young fish have returned to over-winter here. Plants such as milk parsley and water irises are already starting to re-grow and kingfishers, otters, water voles, bittern, dragonflies and damselflies have been seen here. Some trees have been cut down to allow more light into the dyke.
At the end of the path a new wooden viewing platform offers stunning views over peaceful Ormesby Little Broad, part of the Trinity Broads, where rowing, sailing, electric and model boating and angling are permitted.New interpretation signs are soon to be put up telling people about the area and what wildlife they can see there. Benches will be built on the viewing platform shortly.
Hannah Gray, Project Officer for the Trinity Broads, said: “It has been my ambition to achieve this work since I was appointed five years ago. I am delighted with the way it has turned out. The walkway is perfect for a peaceful stroll and provides a wonderful escape into the magical waterland of the Broads.”
The work has been carried out by the Broads Authority in partnership with Essex and Suffolk Water.
A walk to a viewing platform overlooking Ormesby Little Broad at Filby Bridge has reopened this week. Over the winter a 30 year old rotten boardwalk has been replaced by a ½ km hard-surfaced footpath which is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.A dyke which had silted up completely has been dredged out and thousands of young fish have returned to over-winter here. Plants such as milk parsley and water irises are already starting to re-grow and kingfishers, otters, water voles, bittern, dragonflies and damselflies have been seen here. Some trees have been cut down to allow more light into the dyke.
At the end of the path a new wooden viewing platform offers stunning views over peaceful Ormesby Little Broad, part of the Trinity Broads, where rowing, sailing, electric and model boating and angling are permitted.New interpretation signs are soon to be put up telling people about the area and what wildlife they can see there. Benches will be built on the viewing platform shortly.
Hannah Gray, Project Officer for the Trinity Broads, said: “It has been my ambition to achieve this work since I was appointed five years ago. I am delighted with the way it has turned out. The walkway is perfect for a peaceful stroll and provides a wonderful escape into the magical waterland of the Broads.”
The work has been carried out by the Broads Authority in partnership with Essex and Suffolk Water.
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