Lordswell Field Explained

Lordswell Field
Aos:	Suffolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	3.2 hectares
Notifydate:	1983
Map:	Magic Map

Lordswell Field or Lord's Well Field is a 3.2hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Eriswell in Suffolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.^[3]

This area of calcareous Breckland heath has a rich variety of flora including two nationally rare plants, spanish catchfly and perennial knawel, the latter of which is protected under Section 13 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. There is also an area of lichen heath.^[4]

There is access from the B1112 road.

References

52.392°N 0.534°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Lordswell Field . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 June 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Lordswell Field. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 June 2017.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 135 . Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

4. Web site: Lord's Well Field citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 June 2017.