Tunstall Common Explained

Tunstall Common
Aos:	Suffolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	36.6ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Tunstall Common is a 36.6ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tunstall in Suffolk.^{[1] [2]} It is part of the Sandlings Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,^{[3] [4]} and the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[5]

Most of this dry lowland heath is dominated by heather, with diverse lichens and mosses. There are also areas of acid grassland, which are being invaded by gorse and bracken. Pine scrub is encroaching from neighbouring plantations.^[6]

There is access from Orford Road and footpaths, which run through the common.

References

52.141°N 1.474°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Tunstall Common . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 June 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Tunstall Common. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 June 2017.
3. Web site: Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Sandlings. . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 4 May 2017.
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sandlings . Special Protection Area. Natural England. 10 May 2017.
5. Web site: Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018. 76. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB . 6 August 2016.
6. Web site: Tunstall Common citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 June 2017.