Litcham Common | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Litcham, Norfolk |
OS grid | TF 885 170 |
Area | 24.9 hectares (62 acres) |
Managed by | Norfolk County Council, Lexham Estate and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Litcham Common is a 24.9-hectare (62-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Norfolk. It is owned by Neil Foster, Lexham Estate, and managed by Norfolk County Council, Lexham Estate and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. [1] [2]
This heathland site has areas of acid grassland, wet and dry heath, scrub and mature oak and birch woodland. [1]
There is access from Dunham Road and the Nar Valley Way, which both go through the common.
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