Breckland Farmland Explained

Breckland Farmland
Aos:Norfolk
Suffolk
Interest:Biological
Area:13,392.4 hectares
Notifydate:2000
Map: Magic Map

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]

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

52.4°N 0.6°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Breckland Farmland . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Breckland Farmland. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Breckland . Special Protection Area. Natural England. 10 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland. . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 4 May 2017 . 15 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315171523/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/SPA/UK9009201.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Breckland Farmland citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064545/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000442.pdf. 4 March 2016.

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