| Scarning Fen | |
| Type: | Nature reserve |
| Grid Ref Uk: | TF 981 121 |
| Location: | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Area: | 4ha |
| Manager: | Norfolk Wildlife Trust |
Scarning Fen is a 4abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve west in Dereham in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.[1] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[2] and is part of Potter and Scarning Fens Site of Special Scientific Interest[3] and Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.[4]
This small reserve has chalky valley mire, carr and grassland. Twenty-nine nationally scarce invertebrates have been recorded, and it is the only site in the county for the small red damselfly. There are a number of rare plants, including liverworts and mosses.[1]
. Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 213–14 . Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .