Newmarket Heath
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk
Newmarket Heath is a 279.3-hectare-large (690-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Newmarket in Suffolk. It covers most of Newmarket Racecourse.Most of this site is chalk grassland, and it has areas of chalk heath, a rare habitat in Britain. There is a rich variety of flowering plants, including a nationally rare species listed in the British Red Data Book of threatened species and five nationally uncommon ones. The dominant grasses are upright brome and sheep's fescue.
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Drinkwater Close, West Suffolk
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N 52.24 ° | E 0.37 ° |
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Newmarket Racecourse
Drinkwater Close
CB8 0QN West Suffolk
England, United Kingdom
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