Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

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

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|name= Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

|aos= Norfolk

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|7.1|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1985

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Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey is a {{convert| 7.1 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002579&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 10 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002579%27 |title=Map of Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 10 June 2018}} It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|title=Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB|publisher=Norfolk Coast AONB|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161613/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|url-status=dead}}

This common in the valley of the River Stiffkey has a varied chalk grassland flora on steep slopes. Herbs are abundant, including salad burnet, dropwort, common rock-rose, large thyme and cowslip.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002579.pdf |title=Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 10 June 2018}}

A public footpath goes through the site.