Potton Hall Fields, Westleton

Potton Hall Fields, Westleton
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 456 705 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 16.7 hectares[1]
Notification 1992[1]
Location map Magic Map

Potton Hall Fields, Westleton is a 16.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest ((SSSI) west of Dunwich in Suffolk.[1][2] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

This site comprises two gently sloping fields on sandy, well drained soil. It has been designated an SSSI because it has a population of several thousand plants of the nationally rare red-tipped cudweed in large patches throughout the site. The plant is only found in two other counties in Britain.[4]

There is no public access to the site but it can be viewed from Sandlings Walk.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Potton Hall Fields, Westleton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Potton Hall Fields, Westleton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Potton Hall Fields, Westleton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

Coordinates: 52°16′41″N 1°35′56″E / 52.278°N 1.599°E / 52.278; 1.599

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