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Breckland Forest is a forested and heathland landscape spanning Norfolk and Suffolk, noted for rare species adapted to its dry, sandy soils.
Weeting Heath is a Norfolk nature reserve and SSSI managed by Norfolk Wildlife Trust, especially noted for its breeding stone-curlews.
Knettishall Heath is a nature reserve and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Knettishall in Suffolk, England. Its landscape combines heathland, grassland, woodland, scrub, and riverside habitats, reflecting the transition between the sandy Breckland district and the heavier soils be...
East Wretham Heath is a 150-hectare Norfolk reserve bought during the Second World War, notable as the Norfolk Wildlife Trust's oldest Breckland reserve.
Cavenham Heath is a National Nature Reserve beside the River Lark in Suffolk, noted for Breckland heath, wet woodland, and former gravel workings.
Weeting Heath is a National Nature Reserve located in the Breckland region of Norfolk, England, and is actively managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The reserve is specifically noted as a prime viewing location for rare stone-curlew populations, which nest in the area's dry, stony grasslands. Visi...
Thetford Heath National Nature Reserve is a protected heathland in the Breckland area of eastern England, associated with both Norfolk and Suffolk. It is also designated as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and preserves an unusual mixture of acidic grassland and chalk-influenced heat...
Wangford Warren and Carr is a 67.8-hectare Suffolk SSSI, notable for inland sand dunes and one of England's few inland sites for grey hair-grass.
Cavenham Heath is a National Nature Reserve located in Suffolk, England, characterized by its rare Breckland heath and grassland ecosystem. The reserve features nutrient-poor, acidic sandy soils that support specialized flora, including heather and lichen. It serves as an important habitat for groun...
Brettenham Heath is a National Nature Reserve in the Breckland region of Norfolk, England, protecting chalk grassland and breckland heath habitats characteristic of this dry, sandy area of East Anglia. Breckland is known for its thin soils and specialized flora adapted to arid conditions. The site i...
Lakenheath Warren is a 588-hectare Suffolk heathland SSSI, notable as Breckland's largest surviving heath and a rabbit warren since the 1200s.
Cranwich Camp is a nature reserve in Norfolk established on a former military training area, distinguished by its rare calcareous grassland and preserved World War II trenches.
Barnhamcross Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Suffolk, recognized for its distinctive breckland flora and rare chalk grassland ecosystems.
Berners Heath is an extensive lowland heath in Suffolk managed by the National Trust, notable for its significant populations of rare ground-nesting birds and nightjars.
