Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville

Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville is a 57.1-hectare (141-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England.^[1][2] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar internationally important wetland site,^[3][4] and Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,^[5][6] and part of The Broads Special Area of Conservation.^[7][8] The northern part of the site is Carlton Marshes, which is part of Carlton and Oulton Marshes, a nature reserve managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.^[9]

Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Carlton Marshes
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TM 506 922[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	57.1 hectares[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The site has open water, mixed fen, alder carr and wet grazing marsh on thick peat. The diverse flora include a number of uncommon species, and the site is also important for breeding birds.^[10]

The Angles Way footpath passes through the site, but some parts are closed to the public.