Smallburgh Fen

Smallburgh Fen is a 7.6-hectare (19-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Smallburgh in Norfolk.[1][2] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.[5] It is also a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[6]

Smallburgh Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 326 245[1]
InterestBiological
Area7.6 hectares (19 acres)[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This spring-fed fen site is in the valley of a tributary of the River Ant. The diverse flora includes several rare species, including the only known locality in the county for the moss Bracthythecium mildeanum. There is also an area of alder carr.[7]

There is access to the site by a short track from Union Street.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Smallburgh Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "Map of Smallburgh Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Ramsar Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Designated Sites View: Broadland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Designated Sites View: The Broads". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 212, 309. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  7. "Smallburgh Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

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