London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon

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London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon
Site of Special Scientific Interest
London Road Industrial Estate SSSI 5.jpg
Location Suffolk
Grid reference TL 773 855 [1]
InterestBiological
Area0.1 hectares [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
Location map Magic Map

London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon is a 0.1-hectare (0.25-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Brandon in Suffolk. [1] [2]

This very small meadow in the middle of an industrial estate has been designated an SSSI because it has the largest known wild population in Britain of the nationally rare Artemisia campestris , which is thought to have survived due to periodic soil disturbance. [3]

There is access to the site by a stile.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. "Map of London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. "London Road Industrial Estate, Brandon citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

Coordinates: 52°26′20″N0°36′25″E / 52.439°N 0.607°E / 52.439; 0.607