Crag Pit, Sutton

Crag Pit, Sutton
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TM 317 456
Interest	Biological
Area	0.7 hectares
Notification	1985
Location map	Magic Map

Last updated December 07, 2023

Crag Pit, Sutton is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Shottisham in Suffolk.^[1]^[2] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[3]

This small disused quarry is described by Natural England as short rabbit-grazed grassland which supports one of only two British colonies of the endangered Small Alison flowering plants. Herbs include the uncommon mossy stonecrop.^[4]

As of June 2017, the site is covered with dense woodland, scrub and tall herbs, and there is little or no rabbit-grazed grassland.

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References

1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
↑ "Map of Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
↑ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Crag Pit, Sutton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

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[dsv-1] 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[map-2] "Map of Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[3] "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[4] "Crag Pit, Sutton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

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