Little Heath, Barnham
Appearance
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Suffolk |
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Grid reference | TL 850 781[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 46.2 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1984[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Little Heath, Barnham is a 46.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Barnham 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]
Grazing by rabbits and sheep helps to keep the sward on parts of this site as open grassland, but some parts have been invaded by self-sown woodland. The diverse flora in areas grazed by sheep includes field woodrush, hare’s foot clover and harebell. Stone curlews nest on short and open turf.[6]
There is access by footpaths from Barnham.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Little Heath, Barnham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Map of Little Heath, Barnham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. 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.
- ^ "Little Heath, Barnham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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