| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Blaxhall Heath shown within Suffolk | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 380 565[1] |
| Coordinates | 52°09′18″N 1°28′41″E / 52.155°N 1.478°E |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 45.9 hectares (0.46 km2; 0.18 sq mi)[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Blaxhall Common is a nature reserve in the parish of Blaxhall in the East Suffolk District of Suffolk. The reserve is owned by Blaxhall Parish Council and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[2] It is designated a 45.9-hectare (113-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as Blaxhall Heath.[1][3] It is part of the Sandlings Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,[4] and of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[5] A Bronze Age bowl barrow is a Scheduled Monument.[6]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Blaxhall Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Blaxhall Common". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Blaxhall Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Sandlings". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 391314". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 May 2017.