Buxton Heath
Buxton Heath is a 67.3-hectare (166-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Norwich in Norfolk. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and part of the North Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.
This site has areas of dry acidic heath on glacial sands, but the main ecological interest lies in the mire along the valley of a small stream. There are a number of rare relict mosses, liverworts and fungi, and uncommon invertebrates include one species not previously recorded in Britain.
The heath is managed by the Buxton Heath Wildlife Group.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Buxton Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Buxton Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 215. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Buxton Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Buxton Heath Wildlife Group".
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