Leiston - Aldeburgh is a 534.8-hectare (1,322-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from Aldeburgh to Leiston in Suffolk.[1][2] Part of it is The Haven, Aldeburgh Local Nature Reserve,[3] and another area is the North Warren RSPB nature reserve.[4] There is also a prehistoric bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, which is a Scheduled Monument.[5] The site is in the Sandlings Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,[6][7] and the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[8]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 The Haven Local Nature Reserve | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 463 597[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 534.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1999[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This diverse site has open water, fen, acid grassland, scrub, woodland, heath and vegetated shingle. There are many breeding and overwintering birds, abundant dragonflies, and nationally scarce plants such as mossy stonecrop and clustered clover.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Leiston - Aldeburgh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Leiston - Aldeburgh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "The Haven, Aldeburgh". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "North Warren". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Bowl Barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m East of Stone House". Historic England. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Sandlings" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Sandlings". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Leiston - Aldeburgh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.