Foulden Common

Foulden Common is a 139-hectare (340-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Downham Market in Norfolk, England.^[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,^[3] and part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.^[4]

LocationNorfolk

Grid referenceTF 760 001^[1]

InterestBiological

Area139.0 hectares (343 acres)^[1]

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Foulden Common

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TF 760 001[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	139.0 hectares (343 acres)[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

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This common has a mosaic of habitats, such as acidic and calcareous grassland, birch woodland, rich fen and open water. Flora in the fen grassland include purple moor-grass, black bog rush, purple small-reed and blunt-flowered rush.^[5]

There is limited public access to the common.