| Newmarket Heath | |
| Aos: | Suffolk |
| Interest: | Biological |
| Area: | 279.3 hectares |
| Notifydate: | 1993 |
| Map: | Magic Map |
Newmarket Heath is a 279.3adj=midNaNadj=mid biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Newmarket in Suffolk. It covers most of Newmarket Racecourse.[1] [2]
Most of this site is chalk grassland, and it has areas of chalk heath, a rare habitat in Britain. There is a rich variety of flowering plants, including a nationally rare species listed in the British Red Data Book of threatened species and five nationally uncommon ones. The dominant grasses are upright brome and sheep's fescue.[3]