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What We Do

Protecting, celebrating and championing the Broads

Our mission is to protect, celebrate and enhance the Broads for everyone —

today and for future generations.

Caring for a unique and fragile landscape

The Broads is one of the most extraordinary landscapes in the UK — rich in wildlife, shaped by history and cherished by the people who live in, work in and visit it.


Our work centres on protecting this special place, supporting the communities connected to it and helping people experience it responsibly.

Everything we do is guided by our three Areas of Work: Heritage, Environment and Recreation.
Together, they reflect both the uniqueness of the Broads and the breadth of the Society’s role.

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Our Areas Of Work


These three areas show the different ways we support, care for and celebrate the Broads.

Heritage

We champion the stories, traditions, landscape character and cultural heritage that make the Broads so distinctive.


This includes celebrating its history, interpreting it for new audiences, enhancing access and supporting initiatives that protect its identity.

Environment

We focus on biodiversity, habitat protection, water quality, climate resilience and the long-term health of this delicate wetland landscape.


Through conservation, education and collaboration, we work to ensure the Broads remains a thriving home for wildlife.

Recreation

The Broads is meant to be discovered and enjoyed.


We support safe, sustainable and responsible recreation — helping people explore the waterways, footpaths and wild spaces in ways that protect the landscape for future generations.

How We Make a Difference

 

Our Areas of Work define what we focus on — but it’s how we deliver that work that creates real impact.

We work in partnership with communities, organisations and visitors to support projects, protect the landscape and help more people experience the Broads in meaningful ways.

Why Our Work Matters

The Broads is resilient, but it is fragile too.


Without active care, investment, advocacy and community involvement, the landscape and its wildlife face growing pressures.

Through our Areas of Work and the ways we make a difference, we:

  • protect a nationally important landscape

  • improve habitats and biodiversity

  • support local communities, volunteers and businesses

  • champion sustainable recreation

  • inspire new generations to discover and care for the Broads

We do this so the Broads can continue to thrive — not just today, but long into the future.

Stay Connected

Stay up to date with news, events and the projects shaping the future of the Broads. Sign up to receive updates straight to your inbox. Members also receive our magazine Harnser.

Get Involved

If you share our love for the Broads, there are many ways to be part of our work.

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