Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell

Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gorse on Weather Heath
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTL 783 774[1]
InterestBiological
Area133.3 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell is a 133.3-hectare (329-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Eriswell in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation,[4][5] and Special Protection Area[6][7]

There are areas of acidic grassland and heather, together with large parts dominated by mosses and lichens. Grazing by rabbits and stock has kept plants short and the habitat open.[8]

There is public access to the site and the A11 road passes between the two heaths.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. ^ "Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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