Potton Hall Fields, Westleton

Potton Hall Fields, Westleton
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 456 705[1]
InterestBiological
Area16.7 hectares[1]
Notification1992[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Potton Hall Fields, Westleton is a 16.7-hectare (41-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Dunwich in Suffolk.[1][2] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

This site comprises two gently sloping fields on sandy, well drained soil. It has been designated an SSSI because it has a population of several thousand plants of the nationally rare red-tipped cudweed in large patches throughout the site. The plant is only found in two other counties in Britain.[4]

There is no public access to the site but it can be viewed from Sandlings Walk.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Potton Hall Fields, Westleton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Potton Hall Fields, Westleton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Potton Hall Fields, Westleton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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