Foxhole Heath
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 85.2 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Foxhole Heath is an 85.2-hectare (211-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Eriswell in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of Breckland Special Area of Conservation[4][5] and Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[6][7]
The site is heathland and its vascular plant flora includes the following species: slender cudweed Filago minima, shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, bird's-foot, Ornithopus perpusillus, sand sedge Carex arenaria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, sheep's-bit Jasione montana and larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides. There are three nationally rare plants. It has a breeding population of the rare stone-curlew, and this species also uses the site to gather prior to its autumn migration.[8]
The road verge along the south side is included in Suffolk County Council's protected road verges scheme.[9]
There is access from the B1112 road.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Foxhole Heath, Eriswell". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Foxhole Heath, Eriswell". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 135. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Foxhole Heath, Eriswell citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ ROADSIDE NATURE RESERVES March 2008 Suffolk County Council response to a Freedom of Information Act request made at Whatdotheyknow.com
52°22′N 0°33′E / 52.37°N 0.55°E
