Maidscross Hill

Maidscross Hill

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Sculpture by Anita Rivera at Maidscross Hill
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TL 728 823[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	44.8 hectares[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Maidscross Hill is a 44.8-hectare (111-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Lakenheath in Suffolk.^[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] and larger area of 49.8 hectares is a Local Nature Reserve.^[4][5]

This very dry grassland has four nationally rare plants, Breckland wild thyme, Spanish catchfly, grape hyacinth and sickle medick. The site is not grazed, which has allowed invasion by bracken and scrub, but also increased the nesting sites for birds.^[6]

There is access from Broom Road and Maids Cross Hill.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Maidscross Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
2. "Map of Maidscross Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 135. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
4. "Maidscross Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
5. "Map of Maidscross Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
6. "Maidscross Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

52.41°N 0.54°E / 52.41; 0.54