Buxton Heath Explained

Buxton Heath
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	67.3ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Buxton Heath is a 67.3abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Norwich in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,^[3] and part of the North Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.^[4]

This site has areas of dry acidic heath on glacial sands, but the main ecological interest lies in the mire along the valley of a small stream. There are a number of rare relict mosses, liverworts and fungi, and uncommon invertebrates include one species not previously recorded in Britain.^[5]

The heath is managed by the Buxton Heath Wildlife Group.^[6]

References

52.666°N 0.974°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Buxton Heath . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Buxton Heath. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 June 2018.
3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 215. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521 21403 3 .
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
5. Web site: Buxton Heath citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 June 2018.
6. Web site: Buxton Heath Wildlife Group .