Buxton Heath

Buxton Heath

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 174 217[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	67.3 hectares (166 acres)[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Buxton Heath is a 67.3-hectare (166-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Norwich in Norfolk.^[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,^[3] and part of the North Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.^[4]

This site has areas of dry acidic heath on glacial sands, but the main ecological interest lies in the mire along the valley of a small stream. There are a number of rare relict mosses, liverworts and fungi, and uncommon invertebrates include one species not previously recorded in Britain.^[5]

The heath is managed by the Buxton Heath Wildlife Group.^[6]

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Buxton Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
2. "Map of Buxton Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 215. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
4. "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
5. "Buxton Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
6. "Buxton Heath Wildlife Group".

52.666°N 0.974°E / 52.666; 0.974