Eriswell Low Warren

Eriswell Low Warren
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TL 739 793
Interest	Biological
Area	7.4 hectares
Notification	1986
Location map	Magic Map

Eriswell Low Warren is a 7.4-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Eriswell in Suffolk.^[1]^[2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] and part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.^[4]^[5]

The site is mainly unimproved acidic grassland on sandy soils, which has a variety of typical Breckland flora, and there are also areas of lichens and bryophytes. Rare plants include purple-stem cat's-tail, spring speedwell, Spanish catchfly and perennial knawel.^[6]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Designated Sites View: Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "Map of Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ "Eriswell Low Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.