Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TM 040 876 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 48.4 hectares (120 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1985 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Kenninghall and Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere is a 48.4-hectare (120-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Banham, in Norfolk, England. [1] [2]
This site in the valley of the River Whittle has a lake, tall fen, wet woodland and calcareous grassland. Springs feed an area of fen grassland dominated by purple moor grass, blunt-flowered rush and black bog-rush. [3]
The site is private land with no public access.
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