Smallburgh Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 326 245[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 7.6 hectares (19 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Smallburgh Fen is a 7.6-hectare (19-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Smallburgh in Norfolk, United Kingdom[1][2] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[5] It is also a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[6]
This spring-fed fen site is in the valley of a tributary of the River Ant. The diverse flora includes several rare species, including the only known locality in the county for the moss . There is also an area of alder carr.[7]
There is access to the site by a short track from Union Street.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Smallburgh Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Map of Smallburgh Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 212, 309. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Smallburgh Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk
- Nature Conservation Review sites
- Ramsar sites in England
- Special Protection Areas in England
- Special Areas of Conservation in England