Whitwell Common SSSI

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

{{about|the Site of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk|the village in Derbyshire|Whitwell Common}}

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|image= Marriott's Way footpath looking south - geograph.org.uk - 1254231.jpg

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|name= Whitwell Common SSSI

|aos= Norfolk

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|TG 086 204}}

|area= {{convert|19.4|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1985

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002058%27 Magic Map]

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Whitwell Common is a {{convert| 19.4 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Dereham in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002058&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Whitwell Common | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date =22 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002058%27 |title=Map of Whitwell Common |series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 22 June 2018}}

This common in the valley of a tributary of the River Wensum has diverse wetland flora on peat soils. There are also areas of wet alder woodland, fen and unimproved grassland, with grasses such as sheep's fescue and Yorkshire fog.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002058.pdf |title= Whitwell Common citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 22 June 2018}}

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