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Weeting Heath
Nature reserve in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Weeting Heath is a 141.8-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Thetford in Norfolk, England,[1][2] which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.[3] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[4] and a National Nature Reserve.[5] It is also part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation[6] and Special Protection Area.[7]
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The grass and lichen heath is grazed by rabbits. It has a high density of breeding birds, including stone-curlews. One arable field is reserved for uncommon Breckland plants.[8]
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