Mid-Yare NNR

The reserve consists of floodplains along the River Yare, and the total area is 779 hectares. It centres around the Strumpshaw area.

The alder carr[?] and willow carr support the swallowtail butterfly[?] and the Norfolk hawker dragonfly Aeshna isosceles, as well as marsh harriers, bearded tits and most of the country's Cetti's warblers[?].

The wet grasslands hold internationally important numbers of wigeon, nationally important numbers of European white-fronted goose[?], and Britain's largest flock of bean goose, as well as lapwing, redshank[?] and snipe.

RSPB control the water levels, maintain the dykes, cut the reedbeds[?] and keep disturbance to the wildlife to a minimum.