Sea Mere, Hingham
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 035 011[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 36.3 hectares (90 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Sea Mere, Hingham is a 36.3-hectare (90-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest close to the town of Hingham in Norfolk.[1][2]
The site has a natural circular kettle hole mere which was formed during the Holocene period approximately 10,000 years ago and covers 20 acres (8.1 ha)[3] together with areas of fen, grazing marsh and woodland. The fen has a rich variety of flora including saw sedge, marsh pennywort, yellow loosestrife, yellow iris and the rare green figwort.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sea Mere, Hingham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Sea Mere, Hingham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Sea Mere Farm Teachers' Information Pack" (PDF). Sea Mere. com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Sea Mere, Hingham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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