Snape Warren

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|name= Snape Warren

|aos= Suffolk

|interest=Biological

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|area= 48.0 hectares

|notifydate= 1989

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Snape Warren is a 48 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Snape in Suffolk.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000928&SiteName=snape&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Snape Warren | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 7 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000928%27 |title=Map of Snape Warren|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 7 June 2017}} It is part of the Sandlings Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds,{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/SPA/UK9020286.pdf |title=Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Sandlings. |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 4 May 2017}}{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9020286&SiteName=sandlings&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Sandlings | series= Special Protection Area|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 10 May 2017}} and in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf|page=76|title=Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018|publisher=Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB |accessdate= 6 August 2016}}

This site on sandy soils is an example of the lowland heath of eastern England, which has greatly declined since the 1940s. The heath, which is dominated by ling, is interspersed with areas of acid grassland, where the most common grasses are common bent and sheep's fescue.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000928.pdf |title=Snape Warren citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 7 June 2017}}

Footpaths from Snape go through the site.