Tunstall Common

Tunstall Common is a 36.6 hectares (90 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tunstall in Suffolk.^[1][2] It is part of the Sandlings Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,^[3][4] and the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[5]

Tunstall Common

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TM 378 549[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	36.6 hectares (90 acres)[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Most of this dry lowland heath is dominated by heather, with diverse lichens and mosses. There are also areas of acid grassland, which are being invaded by gorse and bracken. Pine scrub is encroaching from neighbouring plantations.^[6]

There is access from Orford Road and footpaths, which run through the common.