Breckland Farmland is a 13,392.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in many separate areas between Swaffham in Norfolk and Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.[1][2] It is part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[3][4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Field of onions near Tuddenham | |
| Location | Norfolk Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 796 852[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 13,392.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 2000[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
The site is designated an SSSI for its internationally important population of stone curlews. These birds nest in March on bare ground in cultivated land with very short vegetation. Fields with sugar beet and vegetables and no recreational disturbance are preferred.[5]
The site is almost all farmland with no public access.
Major landowners that own land within Breckland Farmland SSSI include the Ministry of Defence (parts of this protected area are located within Stanford Training area) and the Forestry Commission (parts of this protected area are located in Coldharbour plantation).[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Breckland Farmland". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Breckland Farmland". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Breckland Farmland citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
