Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TF 837 011 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 15.6 hectares (39 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1991 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham is a 15.6-hectare (39-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Great Cressingham] in Norfolk. [1] [2]
This site has had a long history of traditional management. The diverse habitats include fen meadow, herb-rich wet grassland, acidic flushes, dry calcareous grassland and wet alder woodland, which has carpets of sphagnum mosses. [3]
The site is a Ministry of Defence training area with no public access.
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