RAF Lakenheath SSSI

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RAF Lakenheath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Lakenheath Military airfield - geograph.org.uk - 53241.jpg
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTL 743 822[1]
InterestBiological
Area111.0 hectares[1]
Notification1997[1]
Location mapMagic Map

RAF Lakenheath is a 111 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest covering parts of RAF Lakenheath Royal Air Force base, east of Lakenheath in Suffolk.[1][2] It is in the Breckland Special Area of Conservation.[3][4]

This grassland site on well-drained sandy soils has more rare plants than any other site in the county, including perennial knawel, Breckland thyme, , sand catchfly, drooping brome and smooth rupturewort. There are also 22 nationally rare and 47 nationally scarce invertebrates.[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: RAF Lakenheath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of RAF Lakenheath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ "RAF Lakenheath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

Coordinates: 52°25′N 0°34′E / 52.41°N 0.56°E / 52.41; 0.56

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