| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 261 350 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 5.6 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, England. [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] [5] It is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation. [6]
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. [7]
The site is open to the public
