Deadman's Grave, Icklingham

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Deadman's Grave, Icklingham
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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General Stracey's Covert
Location Suffolk
Grid reference TL 779 742 [1]
InterestBiological
Area127.3 hectares [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham is a 127.3-hectare (315-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Icklingham 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]

According to Natural England, this site "is largely covered by short, sheep-grazed, species-rich calcareous grassland of the very highest value." It has four nationally rare plants, Spanish catchfly, Boehmer's cat's-tail, Breckland Wild Thyme and spring speedwell. Nationally rare stone curlews breed there. [8]

A track called Seven Tree Road runs through the site. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Deadman's Grave, Icklingham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Deadman's Grave, Icklingham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 133. ISBN   0521-21403-3.
  4. "Breckland". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. "Deadman's Grave, Icklingham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

52°20′N0°37′E / 52.34°N 0.61°E / 52.34; 0.61