| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Gorse on Weather Heath | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 783 774[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 133.3 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell is a 133.3-hectare (329-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Eriswell in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation,[4][5] and Special Protection Area[6][7]
There are areas of acidic grassland and heather, together with large parts dominated by mosses and lichens. Grazing by rabbits and stock has kept plants short and the habitat open.[8]
There is public access to the site and the A11 road passes between the two heaths.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Map of Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 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.
- ↑ "Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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