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Stallode Wash, Lakenheath

Coordinates: 52°26′24″N 0°27′47″E / 52.44°N 0.463°E / 52.44; 0.463
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Stallode Wash, Lakenheath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTL 675 853[1]
InterestBiological
Area34.1 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Stallode Wash, Lakenheath is a 34.1-hectare (84-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Lakenheath in Suffolk.[1][2]

This is grassland, fen and reedswamp, which is seasonally flooded by the River Little Ouse, and there are smaller areas of permanent open water. There are two nationally rare plants, water germander and marsh pea.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Stallode Wash, Lakenheath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Stallode Wash, Lakenheath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Stallode Wash, Lakenheath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

52°26′24″N 0°27′47″E / 52.44°N 0.463°E / 52.44; 0.463