Flordon Common
Summary
Location: Flordon Common is situated in the valley of the River Tas (Grid Reference TM181947)
Status: A designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and registered common land.
Flordon Common is managed by South Norfolk Council in partnership with the parish, graziers committee and Natural England.
Further information
Habitat: Flordon Common contains areas of calcareous fen that are found in few other places in Europe, giving it its internationally important conservation status. The stream running through the site is surrounded by reed and alder carr woodland, which is overlooked by chalk grassland pasture on the higher ground.
Management: The common is managed in a traditional manner by light summer grazing, which has maintained the diversity and survival of several uncommon plants. Scrub is removed on the Common to prevent encroachment of the woodland.
Flora and fauna: The nationally rare Narrow Mouthed Whorl snail (Vertigo angustior) is found on this site, contributing to its classification as an SSSI.
Look out for:
Spring: Common lizard (Lacerta vivipara), Brimstone butterflies (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Summer: Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), Bog Pimpernel (Anagallis tenella), Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris), Adders Tongue (Ranunculus ophioglossifolius)
Autumn: Death Cap fungi (Amanita pantherina)
Winter: Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Long tailed Tits (Aegithalos caudatus)
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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