| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 342 280[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 34.5 hectares (85 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
East Ruston Common is a 34.5-hectare (85-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of North Walsham om Norfolk.[1][2]
This is an area of unimproved fen, heath and carr woodland in the valley of a tributary of the River Ant. it is the only known English locality for the rare spider, acanthophyma gowerensis, and it also has another nationally rare spider, hygrolycosa rubrofasciata.[3]
There is public access to the common.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: East Ruston Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of East Ruston Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "East Ruston Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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52°47′56″N 1°28′23″E / 52.799°N 1.473°E
This page was last edited on 31 March 2023, at 13:11