Lakenheath Warren
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 766 804[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 588.3 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Lakenheath Warren is a 588.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of Breckland Special Area of Conservation[4][5] and Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[6][7]
This is the largest remaining area of heath in the Breckland, and it has a history of use for sheep grazing and as a rabbit warren from the thirteenth century, and continuing until the Second World War. There are several rare lichens and plants, and over fifty species of breeding birds.[8]
Part of the site is common land with a right of public access.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Lakenheath Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Lakenheath Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lakenheath Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Part of Lakenheath Warren". common-land.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
52°23′N 0°35′E / 52.39°N 0.59°E
