Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 480 169 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 9.2 hectares (23 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby is a 9.2-hectare (23-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Hemsby in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site [3] and Special Protection Area, [4] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. [5]
This area of unimproved fen grassland and dykes is grazed by horses and cattle. It has diverse flora, including many orchids. The dykes have well developed aquatic plants and a rich variety of invertebrates, including the nationally rare freshwater snail Segmentina nitida. [6]
There is public access from a footpath through the site.