Southrepps Common

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Southrepps Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
The Boardwalk, Southrepps Common - geograph.org.uk - 1243615.jpg
Location Norfolk
Grid reference TG 261 350 [1]
InterestBiological
Area5.6 hectares (14 acres) [1]
Notification 1990 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Southrepps Common is a 5.6-hectare (14-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of North Walsham in Norfolk. [1] [2] A larger area of 12.9-hectare (32-acre) is a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned by Southrepps Parish Council and managed by Southrepps Common Group. [3] [4] It is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation. [5]

This is damp grassland and fen in the valley of the River Ant. There are several rare true flies characteristic of undisturbed wetlands, especially Pteromicra glabricula and Colobaea distincta , both of which have larvae which are parasitic on snails. [6]

The site is open to the public

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Southrepps Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. "Map of Southrepps Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. "Southrepps Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. "Map of Southrepps Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "Southrepps Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

Coordinates: 52°51′54″N1°21′29″E / 52.865°N 1.358°E / 52.865; 1.358