Breckland Farmland

Breckland Farmland is a 13,392.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in many separate areas between Swaffham in Norfolk and Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.^[1][2] It is part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.^[3][4]

Breckland Farmland

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Field of onions near Tuddenham
Location	Norfolk, England Suffolk, England
Grid reference	TL 796 852[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	13,392.4 hectares[1]
Notification	2000[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The site is designated an SSSI for its internationally important population of stone curlews. These birds nest in March on bare ground in cultivated land with very short vegetation. Fields with sugar beet and vegetables and no recreational disturbance are preferred.^[5]

The site is almost all farmland with no public access.

Major landowners that own land within Breckland Farmland SSSI include the Ministry of Defence (parts of this protected area are located within Stanford Training area) and the Forestry Commission (parts of this protected area are located in Coldharbour plantation).^[6]