Potton Hall Fields, Westleton is a 16.7-hectare (41-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Dunwich 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 456 705[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 16.7 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1992[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This site comprises two gently sloping fields on sandy, well drained soil. It has been designated an SSSI because it has a population of several thousand plants of the nationally rare red-tipped cudweed in large patches throughout the site. The plant is only found in two other counties in Britain.[4]
There is no public access to the site but it can be viewed from Sandlings Walk.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Potton Hall Fields, Westleton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Potton Hall Fields, Westleton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 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.
- ^ "Potton Hall Fields, Westleton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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