Booton Common

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Booton Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Booton Common - geograph.org.uk - 756000.jpg
Location Norfolk, England
Grid reference TG 112 230 [1]
InterestBiological
Area8.2 hectares (20 acres) [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Booton Common is an 8.2-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Norwich in Norfolk, England. [1] [2] It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust [3] and is a Special Area of Conservation. [4]

The common has diverse habitats, including wet calcareous fen grassland, acid heath, tall fen, alder woodland and a stream. Wet hollows are floristically rich and there are a variety of breeding birds. [5]

The site is open to the public. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Booton Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Booton Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Booton Common". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Booton Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Booton Common". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

52°45′47″N1°07′44″E / 52.763°N 1.129°E / 52.763; 1.129

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