Knettishall Heath
Knettishall Heath is a heathland in the north of Suffolk, to the west of Knettishall and south-east of Thetford; the latter on the border of Norfolk.
An area of 435 acres of the heath is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust as the ‘Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve’..[1]
Within the reserve, 227 acres have been declared a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2]
Location
- Location map: 52°23’17"N, 0°52’1"E
- Streetmap: TL951804
Ecology
The site is heath and grassland, mainly on acidic soils, with areas of secondary woodland and wet hollows. There are heathland plants such as sheep's sorrel (Rumex acetosella), tormentil (Potentilla erecta), harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and heath bedstraw, while wet areas have fen vegetation including water mint and yellow iris.[2]
Footpaths
On the heath four long-distance footpaths meet: Angles Way, Icknield Way Path, Iceni Way and Peddars Way. The Hereward Way ends at nearby Harling Road railway station in East Harling, linked to Knettishall Heath by path.
The Icknield Way Path joins here with the Peddars Way at the end of its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire, and the Icknield Way Trail, a cycling and horse-riding route, concludes in the same place.[3]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Knettishall Heath". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/knettishallheath. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SSSI listing and designation for Knettishall Heath
- ↑ "Icknield Way Trail". http://www.IcknieldWayTrail.org.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2016.