Picture 08 - Hoveton Broad.

HOVETON BROAD. This Broad is bounded on the north bank by a reedy sheet of water called Hoveton Little or Black Horse Broad; while on the south side is a small but pretty Broad called the Decoy or Woodbastwick Broad. Hoveton Great Broad is a very large expanse of water, from whence comes the clamour of an immense colony of black-headed gulls, which are extremely interesting, particularly during the hatching season. Air water, and grasses teem with abundant life. Crafts of greater draught than a small sailing boat cannot be navigated. The Broad is now strictly preserved, access to it being barred by chains across the dykes.