Sizewell Belts
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 465 638[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 105.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1992[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Sizewell Marshes form a 260-acre (105.4 ha) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest adjacent to Sizewell in Suffolk.[1][2] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,[3] and is part of a 356-acre (144-ha) nature reserve managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust as Sizewell Belts.[4]
These unimproved wet meadows are designated by Natural England as important for their outstanding assemblages of invertebrates, with many nationally rare and scarce species, and of national significance for their assemblage of breeding birds typical of wet grassland. The aquatic flora are diverse, including the nationally scarce soft hornwort and fen pondweed.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sizewell Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Map of Sizewell Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Sizewell Belts". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Sizewell Marshes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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