Talk:Brockholes (nature reserve)

Copyright problem removed
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I have removed the two paragraphs of text, which I had split in good faith from Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside (to which it was added by an IP in March 2012), before spotting it on the trust's website and recognising the wording. Will add replacement content. Pam D  11:04, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

'First floating visitor centre in the UK'
I'm sorry but this claim is wholly inaccurate. The first floating visitor centre in the UK was the Broads Wildlife Centre (BWC) at Norfolk Naturalist Trust's Ranworth Broad and Marshes (known as Norfolk Wildlife Trust since 1994). The BWC was opened by Her Majesty The Queen in 1976 and remains a fully functional visitor centre. In fact, it floats so well that it has broken it's moorings and floated off a couple of times in foul weather. A drawbridge, which is lowered and raised every day, provides public access. I encourage you to visit it!

Citation (although I'm confident there are many more out there):

https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/news-and-articles/articles/all-articles/broad-legacy 89.240.96.54 (talk) 14:32, 3 May 2023 (UTC)