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Barnham Cross Common

Barnham Cross Common is a 69.1-hectare (171-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Thetford in Norfolk, England. It is owned by Thetford Town Council and is registered common land. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1. It is part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area.

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Barnham Cross Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location of Barnham Cross Common.
LocationNorfolk, England
Grid referenceTL 865 8131
InterestBiological
Area69.1 hectares (171 acres)1
Notification19861
Location mapMagic Map

Barnham Cross Common is a 69.1-hectare (171-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Thetford in Norfolk, England.12 It is owned by Thetford Town Council and is registered common land.3 It is also a Local Nature Reserve45 and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1.6 It is part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation7 and Special Protection Area.8

This grassland and heath common has diverse habitats and a rich flora, including several nationally rare plants. There are nearly a hundred species of birds, including sixty which breed on the site, and a wide range of invertebrates.3

The common is open to the public. Part of the land designated as Barnham Cross Common SSSI is owned by the Ministry of Defence.9

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  1. "Designated Sites View: Barnhamcross Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. "Map of Barnhamcross Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. "Barnhamcross Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. "Designated Sites View: Barnham Cross Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. "Map of Barnham Cross Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  7. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

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