Views Of the Ted Ellis Nature Reserve

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Within 15 minutes walking distance of Padmaloka Retreat Centre is the Ted Ellis (Wheatfen) Nature Reserve which contains 130 acres of woodland and fen, and is home to many species of wildlife including the Swallow-Tailed Butterly, Herons and Chinese Water Deer.

The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve is one of the few remaining areas of the once extensive Yare Valley swamp. It is one of the most important sites of its kind in Britain. As the patron of the Trust, David Bellamy said, "Wheatfen Broad is, in its way, as important as Mount Everest or the giant redwood forests of North America. It is probably the best bit of fenland we have because we know so much about it. That is purely because one man gave his life trying to understand it - Ted Ellis".

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