Southrepps Common Explained

Southrepps Common
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	5.6ha
Notifydate:	1990
Map:	Magic Map

Southrepps Common is a 5.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of North Walsham in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} A larger area of 12.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off is a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned by Southrepps Parish Council and managed by Southrepps Common Group.^{[3] [4]} It is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.^[5]

This is damp grassland and fen in the valley of the River Ant. There are several rare true flies characteristic of undisturbed wetlands, especially Pteromicra glabricula and Colobaea distincta, both of which have larvae which are parasitic on snails.^[6]

The site is open to the public

References

52.865°N 1.358°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Southrepps Common . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Southrepps Common. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 June 2018.
3. Web site: Southrepps Common. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 16 June 2018.
4. Web site: Map of Southrepps Common. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 16 June 2018.
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 25 May 2018.
6. Web site: Southrepps Common citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 June 2018.