Eriswell Low Warren
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| File:Eriswell Low Warren.jpg | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 739 793[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 7.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Eriswell Low Warren is a 7.4-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Eriswell in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[4][5] The site is mainly unimproved acidic grassland on sandy soils, which has a variety of typical Breckland flora, and there are also areas of lichens and bryophytes. Rare plants include purple-stem cat's-tail, spring speedwell, Spanish catchfly and perennial knawel.[6] The site is private land with no public access.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Designated Sites View: Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ "Map of Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Eriswell Low Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
