Whitwell Common SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 086 204 [1]
Interest	Biological
Area	19.4 hectares (48 acres) [1]
Notification	1985 [1]
Location map	Magic Map

Whitwell Common is a 19.4-hectare (48-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Dereham in Norfolk. ^{[1] [2]}

This common in the valley of a tributary of the River Wensum has diverse wetland flora on peat soils. There are also areas of wet alder woodland, fen and unimproved grassland, with grasses such as sheep's fescue and Yorkshire fog. ^[3]

The site is open to the public.

References

52°44′28″N 1°05′20″E / 52.741°N 1.089°E / 52.741; 1.089