One of the UK's largest and finest wetland landscapes. A unique patchwork of lakes, rivers, woodland, marsh and wide open skies

• The total area of the Broads is 303 km² (117 sq mi) and is made up of 7 rivers and 63 Broads, most of which are less than 4m deep 

• They may look natural but the Broads were made as a result of peat digging in the Middle Ages 

• The rivers Broads, marshes, fens and woodland make the Broads a very unique area and an important destination for naturalists 

• Britain’s rarest butterfly the Swallowtail can only be found on the Norfolk Broads