Dunston Common
Summary
Location: Dunston Common is located about three miles south of Norwich, off the A140 (Grid Reference TG 227 025).
Status: County Wildlife Site (268).
The site is owned by South Norfolk Council and managed in a partnership with the Norwich Fringe Project. A car park gives access to the site, with the majority of users being local dog owners.
Further information
Habitats: Dunston Common has a large open area of grassland to the east and an area of semi-mature woodland to the west.
Management: The grassland area is managed for informal recreation and is mown to control scrub/bramble encroachment. Areas of birch have been thinned and left as glades to create a more diverse age structure in the wood and to encourage flowering plants and butterflies.
Flora and fauna: The grassland vegetation contains harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), ladies bedstraw (Galium verum) and sheep’s sorrel (Rumex acetosella).
Look out for:
Spring: Dunnock (Prunella modularis), Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
Summer: Water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis), Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Autumn: Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Parasitic bolete and Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Winter: Muntjac deer (Muntiacus montanus), Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)
Contact us
| contact officer/team: | Countryside Ranger |
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| web: | online enquiry form |
| email: | countryside@s-norfolk.gov.uk |
| telephone: | 01508 533684 |
| minicom/textphone: | 01508 533622 |
| address: | South Norfolk Council South Norfolk House Swan Lane Long Stratton Norwich NR15 2XE |
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Last updated on: 30 June 2010