Mid-Yare is a National Nature Reserve in Norfolk of 7.8 km². The county has 20 National Nature Reserves; this is one. Only three of the county's National Nature Reserves are larger. The surrounding countryside is part of the Broads National Park.
The nearest railway station, Buckenham, is under a kilometre away. The nearest other National Nature Reserve is Whitlingham Country Park, 3.2 km to the west.