Badley Moor

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Badley Moor
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Norfolk, England
Grid reference TG 012 117 [1]
InterestBiological
Area18.3 hectares (45 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Badley Moor is an 18.3-hectare (45-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Dereham in Norfolk, England. [1] [2] It is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation. [3]

This area of spring fed fen and grassland in the valley of the River Tud has tufa hummocks formed by the deposit of calcium carbonate. It has an exceptionally rich fen community with a carpet of moss on wet slopes with many unusual plants. There are overgrown dykes with flora including narrow-leaved water-parsnip and water dropwort. [4]

There is access by a short track from Dumpling Green.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Badley Moor, Dereham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Map of Badley Moor, Dereham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Badley Moor, Dereham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

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