Buxton Heath
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 174 217[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 67.3 hectares (166 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Buxton Heath is a 67.3-hectare (166-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Norwich in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and part of the North Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.[4]
This site has areas of dry acidic heath on glacial sands, but the main ecological interest lies in the mire along the valley of a small stream. There are a number of rare relict mosses, liverworts and fungi, and uncommon invertebrates include one species not previously recorded in Britain.[5]
The heath is managed by the Buxton Heath Wildlife Group.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Buxton Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Buxton Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 215. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Buxton Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Buxton Heath Wildlife Group".
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