Biggest creation in Broads for a decade to be created with major new wetland

Farmland surrounding Carlton Marshes will now be purchased to create a 1,000 acre wetland Credit: ITV News Anglia

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A new one thousand acre wetland is being created on the edge of Lowestoft thanks to the National Lottery stumping up half of the £8 million needed for the scheme.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust , which has almost funded the rest, says Carlton Marshes will become the gateway to the Broads National Park.

The four million pound grant is one of the largest ever given to a wildlife trust.

It means 348 acres of farm land surrounding Carlton Marshes nature reserve can be bought up to create a new one thousand acre wetland, the biggest creation in the Broads for a decade.

An image of the new visitors centre Credit: Suffolk Wildlife Trust

A state of the art visitor centre will open in 2022 and there will be new walkways and boardwalks.

What the new visitors centre will look like Credit: ITV News Anglia