Booton Common

{{Short description|Protected area in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|image= Booton Common - geograph.org.uk - 756000.jpg

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|name= Booton Common

|aos= Norfolk, England

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|TG 112 230}}

|area= {{convert|8.2|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1984

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000657%27 Magic Map]

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Booton Common is an {{convert| 8.2 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Norwich in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000657&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Booton Common | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000657%27 |title=Map of Booton Common|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 6 June 2018}} It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust{{cite web|url= https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/booton-common|title=Booton Common |publisher= Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date=21 May 2018}} and is a Special Area of Conservation{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012892&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens | series= Special Area of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 25 May 2018}}

The common has diverse habitats, including wet calcareous fen grassland, acid heath, tall fen, alder woodland and a stream. Wet hollows are floristically rich and there are a variety of breeding birds.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000657.pdf |title= Booton Common citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 6 June 2018}}

The site is open to the public.{{cite web |title=Booton Common |url=https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/booton-common |website=Norfolk Wildlife Trust |access-date=17 November 2023}}