Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham explained

Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	6.2ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham is a 6.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Dereham in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.^[3] Scarning Fen is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[4] and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.^[5]

These are valleys with calcareous fens on peat with an exceptionally diverse flora, including uncommon mosses and liverworts. Insects include the nationally rare small red damselfly.^[6]

The fens are open to the public.

References

52.669°N 0.93°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 June 2018.
3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
4. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 213–14 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
5. Web site: Scarning Fen . Norfolk Wildlife Trust . 21 May 2018.
6. Web site: Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 June 2018.