Buxton Heath

Buxton Heath is a 67.3-hectare (166-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Norwich in Norfolk, England.^[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,^[3] and part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.^[4]

Buxton Heath

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 174 217[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	67.3 hectares (166 acres)[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

This site has areas of dry acidic heath on glacial sands, but the main ecological interest lies in the mire along the valley of a small stream. There are a number of rare relict mosses, liverworts and fungi, and uncommon invertebrates include one species not previously recorded in Britain.^[5]

The heath is managed by the Buxton Heath Wildlife Group.^[6]