Thetford Golf Course and Marsh

Thetford Golf Course and Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Norfolk
Grid reference TL 845 837[1]
Interest Biological
Area 122.3 hectares (302 acres)[1]
Notification 1985[1]
Location map Magic Map

Thetford Golf Course and Marsh is a 122.3-hectare (302-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Thetford in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation[4] and Special Protection Area.[5]

Dry grass heath covers much of this site but there are also areas of lichen and heather, with a diverse flora including uncommon plants. Horse Meadows has wet peaty areas have fenland plants and alder woodland.[6]

Much of this site is private property with no public access, but roads go through it.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Thetford Golf Course and Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Thetford Golf Course and Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 140–41. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Thetford Golf Course and Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

Coordinates: 52°25′12″N 0°42′43″E / 52.420°N 0.712°E / 52.420; 0.712

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