| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TF 984 429 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 7.1 hectares (18 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1985 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey is a 7.1-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [3]
This common in the valley of the River Stiffkey has a varied chalk grassland flora on steep slopes. Herbs are abundant, including salad burnet, dropwort, common rock-rose, large thyme and cowslip. [4]
A public footpath goes through the site.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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