Breckland Farmland

Breckland Farmland is a 13,392.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in many separate areas between Swaffham in Norfolk and Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.[1][2] It is part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[3][4]

Breckland Farmland
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Field of onions near Tuddenham
Area of SearchNorfolk
Suffolk
Grid referenceTL 796 852[1]
InterestBiological
Area13,392.4 hectares[1]
Notification2000[1]
Location mapMagic Map

The site is designated an SSSI for its internationally important population of stone curlews. These birds nest in March on bare ground in cultivated land with very short vegetation. Fields with sugar beet and vegetables and no recreational disturbance are preferred.[5]

The site is almost all farmland with no public access.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Breckland Farmland". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "Map of Breckland Farmland". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. "Breckland Farmland citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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