Maidscross Hill
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Sculpture by Anita Rivera at Maidscross Hill | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 728 823[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 44.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Maidscross Hill is a 44.8-hectare (111-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Lakenheath in Suffolk.[1][2][3] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[4] and larger area of 49.8 hectares is a Local Nature Reserve.[5][6]
This very dry grassland has four nationally rare plants, Breckland wild thyme, Spanish catchfly, grape hyacinth and sickle medick. The site is not grazed, which has allowed invasion by bracken and scrub, but also increased the nesting sites for birds.[7]
There is access from Broom Road and Maids Cross Hill.
Part of the land within Maidscross Hill SSSI is owned by the Ministry of Defence.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Maidscross Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Map of Maidscross Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Protected Planet | Maidscross Hill". Protected Planet. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 135. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Maidscross Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Map of Maidscross Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Maidscross Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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