Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 072 143 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 89.5 hectares (221 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1984 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hockering Wood is an 89.5-hectare (221-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Dereham in Norfolk. [1] [2]
This is one of the largest areas of ancient, semi-natural woodland in the county. It has many rare species, especially of bryophytes, and there are ponds which have populations of great crested newts, a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. [3]
The site is private, but is publicly accessible between April and August.
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