Priory Meadows, Hickling

{{Short description|UK Site of Special Scientific Interest}}

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|name= Priory Meadows, Hickling

|aos= Norfolk

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|TG 415 253}}

|area= {{convert|23.9|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1986

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001026%27 Magic Map]

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Priory Meadows, Hickling is a {{convert| 23.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of North Walsham in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001026&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Priory Meadows, Hickling | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 13 June 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001026%27|title=Map of Priory Meadows, Hickling|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 13 June 2018}} It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11010&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broadland | series= Ramsar Sites|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 25 May 2018}} and Special Protection Area,{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009253&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broadland | series= Special Protection Areas|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 25 May 2018}} and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013577&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: The Broads | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 25 May 2018}}

The grassland, on damp and acidic peat soil, is managed traditionally; it has a rich and diverse flora with herbs such as tormentil and marsh cinquefoil. There is also a network of dykes with aquatic plants.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001026.pdf |title=Priory Meadows, Hickling citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 13 June 2018}}