Deadman's Grave, Icklingham Explained

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham
Aos:	Suffolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	127.3 hectares
Notifydate:	1983
Map:	Magic Map

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham is a 127.3hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east 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]}

According to Natural England, this site "is largely covered by short, sheep-grazed, species-rich calcareous grassland of the very highest value." It has four nationally rare plants, Spanish catchfly, Boehmer's cat's-tail, Breckland Wild Thyme and spring speedwell. Nationally rare stone curlews breed there.^[8]

A track called Seven Tree Road runs through the site.^[2]

References

52.34°N 0.61°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Deadman's Grave, Icklingham. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 May 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Deadman's Grave, Icklingham. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 May 2017.
3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 133. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
4. Web site: Breckland . Special Areas of Conservation . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 4 May 2017.
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.
8. Web site: Deadman's Grave, Icklingham citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 May 2017. 4 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504232106/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003389.pdf. dead.