Holt Lowes Explained

Holt Lowes
Aos:Norfolk
Interest:Biological
Area:49.9ha
Notifydate:1986
Map: Magic Map

Holt Lowes is a 49.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Cromer in Norfolk.[1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.[4]

This site is mainly dry and sandy heath in the valley of the River Glaven, with a mire along a tributary which runs through the heath. Ground flora includes wood horsetail at its only known location in East Anglia.[5]

The site is open to the public.

References

52.894°N 1.101°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Holt Lowes . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Holt Lowes. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2018.
  3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 140. 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: Holt Lowes citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2018.

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