Booton Common

Booton Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Booton Common.
Area of searchNorfolk, England
Grid referenceTG 112 230
InterestBiological
Area8.2 hectares (20 acres)
Notification date1984
Location mapMagic Map

Booton Common is an 8.2-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and is a Special Area of Conservation.

The common has diverse habitats, including wet calcareous fen grassland, acid heath, tall fen, alder woodland and a stream. Wet hollows are floristically rich and there are a variety of breeding birds.

The site is open to the public.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Booton Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Booton Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Booton Common". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Booton Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Booton Common". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

52°45′47″N 1°07′44″E / 52.763°N 1.129°E / 52.763; 1.129