The Pensthorpe Nature Reserve is located at Pensthorpe, Norfolk, England about one mile from Fakenham and close to the A1067 road. The reserve covers 600 acres (240 ha), with the River Wensum running through the site, is a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The reserve is the setting of the BBC programme Springwatch during May 2008 and 2009. [1]
History
The site was created as a nature reserve by Bill Makins in the 1980s, before being bought by Bill and Deb Jordan in 2003, of Jordan cereals.
During excavations to create the lakes and wader scrapes, one million tons of aggregates were dug up. The work uncovered finds including a hand axe believed to date from 8000 BC. Tusks and the tooth from a woolly mammoth were also found. [2]
References
- ^ Springwatch 2009 Retrieved 9 May, 2009
- ^ [1] BBC Norfolk video tour Retrieved October 24 2008
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Coordinates: 52°49′19″N 0°53′17″E / 52.822°N 0.8881°E
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