Chippenhall Green
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 287 758[1]
InterestBiological
Area16.3 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Chippenhall Green is a 16.3-hectare (40-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Halesworth in Suffolk, England.[1][2]

This unimproved grassland on calcareous clay soil has grasses including meadow foxtail, sweet vernal grass and red fescue. Diverse flowering plants include cuckoo flowers and a large population of green-winged orchids.[3]

There is access from roads which go through the site.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Chippenhall Green". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Chippenhall Green". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. "Chippenhall Green citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

52°19′59″N 1°21′18″E / 52.333°N 1.355°E / 52.333; 1.355

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