Cranberry Rough, Hockham

Cranberry Rough, Hockham
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Norfolk
Grid reference TL 932 935[1]
Interest Biological
Geological
Area 81.1 hectares (200 acres)[1]
Notification 1984[1]
Location map Magic Map

Cranberry Rough, Hockham is an 81.1-hectare (200-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Attleborough in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and the Great Eastern Pingo Trail, which is a Local Nature Reserve, goes through the site. Part of it is a Geological Conservation Review site,[4] and it is part of the Breckland Special Protection Area.[5]

This former lake has swamp woodland, grassland, tall fen and a network of ditches and pools. It has a diverse range of wetland plants and insects, especially butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. Large areas are covered with sphagnum mosses.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Cranberry Rough, Hockham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Cranberry Rough, Hockham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 214. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. ↑ "Hockham Mere (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Areass. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cranberry Rough, Hockham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

Coordinates: 52°30′18″N 0°50′42″E / 52.505°N 0.845°E / 52.505; 0.845

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