Cavenham–Icklingham Heaths Explained

Cavenham–Icklingham Heaths
Aos:Suffolk
Interest:Biological
Area:419.0 hectares
Notifydate:1998
Map: Magic Map

Cavenham–Icklingham Heaths is a 419 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Icklingham in Suffolk.[1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of Breckland Special Area of Conservation[4] [5] and Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[6] [7] Cavenham Heath is a 203.1 hectare National Nature Reserve.[8] [9]

This site has habitats of heath and grassland, with smaller areas of woodland and fen, in the flood-plain of the River Lark. There are lichens and mosses in areas of acid grassland. It is described by Natural England as of national importance for its invertebrate species, including some which are rare and endangered, and it also has nationally rare flora and nationally scarce bryophytes.[10]

The site is crossed by footpaths from Icklingham.

References

52.33°N 0.57°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Cavenham–Icklingham Heaths . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Cavenham–Icklingham Heaths. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 May 2017.
  3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

    . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 132–133 . Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521 21403 3 .

  4. Web site: Breckland . Special Areas of Conservation . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 4 May 2017 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230134/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0019865 . dead .
  5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Breckland . Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. 10 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Breckland . Special Protection Area. Natural England. 10 May 2017.
  7. 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 .
  8. Web site: Designated Sites View: Cavenham Heath . National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 5 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Suffolk's National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 3 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Cavenham–Icklingham Heaths citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504232048/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000992.pdf. 4 May 2015.

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