- Source: Breckland Farmland
Breckland Farmland is a 13,392.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in many separate areas between Swaffham in Norfolk and Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It is part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.
The site is designated an SSSI for its internationally important population of stone curlews. These birds nest in March on bare ground in cultivated land with very short vegetation. Fields with sugar beet and vegetables and no recreational disturbance are preferred.
The site is almost all farmland with no public access.
Major landowners that own land within Breckland Farmland SSSI include the Ministry of Defence (parts of this protected area are located within Stanford Training area) and the Forestry Commission (parts of this protected area are located in Coldharbour plantation).
References
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- Breckland Farmland
- List of the largest Sites of Special Scientific Interest in England
- Black Ditches, Cavenham
- Euston, Suffolk
- Icklingham
- Moat Farm Meadows
- Falseuncaria degreyana
- Grime's Graves
- Wangford, West Suffolk
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk
