Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens

Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Thelnetham Fen
LocationNorfolk
Suffolk
Grid referenceTM 017 788[1]
InterestBiological
Area21.3 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens are a 21.3-hectare (53-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Blo' Norton Fen is in the parish of Blo' Norton in Norfolk and Thelnetham Fen is in Thelnetham parish in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and part of the Waveney and Little Ouse Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation,[4][5] Thelnetham Fen is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust[6] and Blo' Norton Fen by the Little Ouse Headwaters Project (LOHP).[7]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. ^ "Waveney and Little Ouse Valley Fens". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Waveney & Little Ouse Valley Fens". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Thelnetham Fen". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Blo'Norton Fen". Little Ouse Headwaters Project. Retrieved 9 July 2017.