Eriswell Low Warren Explained

Eriswell Low Warren
Aos:	Suffolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	7.4 hectares
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Eriswell Low Warren is a 7.4hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Eriswell in Suffolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] and part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.^{[4] [5]}

The site is mainly unimproved acidic grassland on sandy soils, which has a variety of typical Breckland flora, and there are also areas of lichens and bryophytes. Rare plants include purple-stem cat's-tail, spring speedwell, Spanish catchfly and perennial knawel.^[6]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.384°N 0.554°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Eriswell Low Warren . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 June 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Eriswell Low Warren. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 June 2017.
3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 133–134 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Breckland . Special Protection Area. Natural England. 10 May 2017.
5. Web site: Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland. . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 4 May 2017.
6. Web site: Eriswell Low Warren citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 June 2017. 4 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504232543/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001157.pdf. dead.