Crag Pit, Sutton

Crag Pit, Sutton
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 317 456 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 0.7 hectares[1]
Notification 1985[1]
Location map Magic Map

Crag Pit, Sutton is a 0.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Shottisham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

This small disused quarry is described by Natural England as short rabbit-grazed grassland which supports one of only two British colonies of the endangered Small Alison flowering plants. Herbs include the uncommon mossy stonecrop.[4]

As of June 2017, the site is covered with dense woodland, scrub and tall herbs, and there is little or no rabbit-grazed grassland.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crag Pit, Sutton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

Coordinates: 52°03′36″N 1°22′44″E / 52.06°N 1.379°E / 52.06; 1.379

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