| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 845 837 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 122.3 hectares (302 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1985 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Thetford Golf Course and Marsh is a 122.3-hectare (302-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Thetford in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, [3] and part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation [4] and Special Protection Area. [5]
Dry grass heath covers much of this site but there are also areas of lichen and heather, with a diverse flora including uncommon plants. Horse Meadows has wet peaty areas have fenland plants and alder woodland. [6]
Much of this site is private property with no public access, but roads go through it.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Thetford Golf Course and Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Thetford Golf Course and Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 140–41. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Thetford Golf Course and Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
|
| |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 845 837 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 122.3 hectares (302 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1985 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Thetford Golf Course and Marsh is a 122.3-hectare (302-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Thetford in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, [3] and part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation [4] and Special Protection Area. [5]
Dry grass heath covers much of this site but there are also areas of lichen and heather, with a diverse flora including uncommon plants. Horse Meadows has wet peaty areas have fenland plants and alder woodland. [6]
Much of this site is private property with no public access, but roads go through it.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Thetford Golf Course and Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Thetford Golf Course and Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 140–41. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Thetford Golf Course and Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 June 2018.