How Hill is a microcosm of the Broads

The Electric Eel at How Hill

Monday, April 28, 2014 5:19 PM

The How Hill reserve, with the River Ant running through it, is a microcosm of the Broads with something of everything that makes the Broads landscape so special.

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Its river, reed beds, grazing marshes, woodlands, maze of dykes and broad teem with rare wildlife including the Norfolk hawker dragonfly and the bittern.

On top of that there is a tiny riverside eelcatchers cottage to explore, laid out as it would have been in Victorian times. Toad Hole Cottage doubles as a Broads information centre and a wildlife touchscreen lets you find out more about Broads wildlife.

You can use virtual reality technology to guide you round How Hill and tell you about its history and special qualities. You will need to download the free Layar app from your phones app store. Theres a free ebook about How Hill too - available from http://www.how-hill.info

How Hill can be explored on foot or by boat. You can take a relaxing trip aboard the Electric Eel which will transport you silently on a wildlife water trail through secret, reed-fringed dykes, bursting with wildlife, behind the River Ant, with a stop off at a bird hide on the way.

There are also plenty of walks. A waymarked nature trail takes you through marshes and woodland where in June and August you may see the very rare and spectacular Swallowtail butterfly.

You can also walk along the river with a free circular walk around How Hill to see Buttle Marsh, part of the reserve which has been adapted to encourage the bittern which have begun to use Buttle Marsh for feeding. The footpath continues to Ludham Bridge. Theres also a 300 metre easy access path along the river to Boardmans Mill and Clayrack Mill.

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How Hill is a microcosm of the Broads