Barnham Cross Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTL 865 813[1]
InterestBiological
Area69.1 hectares (171 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Barnham Cross Common is a 69.1-hectare (171-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Thetford in Norfolk.[1][2] It is owned by Thetford Town Council and is registered common land.[3] It is also a Local Nature Reserve[4][5] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1.[6] It is part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation[7] and Special Protection Area.[8]

This grassland and heath common has diverse habitats and a rich flora, including several nationally rare plants. There are nearly a hundred species of birds, including sixty which breed on the site, and a wide range of invertebrates.[3]

The common is open to the public.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Barnhamcross Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Barnhamcross Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Barnhamcross Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Barnham Cross Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Map of Barnham Cross Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  7. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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