Eriswell Low Warren
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTL 739 793[1]
InterestBiological
Area7.4 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Eriswell Low Warren is a 7.4-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Eriswell 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]

The site is mainly unimproved acidic grassland on sandy soils, which has a variety of typical Breckland flora, and there are also areas of lichens and bryophytes. Rare plants include purple-stem cat's-tail, spring speedwell, Spanish catchfly and perennial knawel.[6]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 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. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Eriswell Low Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

52°23′02″N 0°33′14″E / 52.384°N 0.554°E / 52.384; 0.554

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