Crag Pit, Sutton is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Shottisham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 317 456[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 0.7 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This small disused quarry is described by Natural England as short rabbit-grazed grassland which supports one of only two British colonies of the endangered Small Alison flowering plants. Herbs include the uncommon mossy stonecrop.[4]
As of June 2017, the site is covered with dense woodland, scrub and tall herbs, and there is little or no rabbit-grazed grassland.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Map of Crag Pit, Sutton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Crag Pit, Sutton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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