Eriswell Low Warren

Eriswell Low Warren is a 7.4 hectare 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]

Eriswell Low Warren

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Suffolk
Grid reference	TL 739 793[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	7.4 hectares[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

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

1. "Designated Sites View: Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
2. "Map of Eriswell Low Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
4. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
5. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
6. "Eriswell Low Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2017.