Foxhole Heath
Protected heathland in Suffolk, England
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Foxhole Heath is an 85.2-hectare (211-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Eriswell in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of Breckland Special Area of Conservation[4][5] and Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[6][7]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
 Location of Foxhole Heath, Eriswell. | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 85.2 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
The site is heathland and its vascular plant flora includes the following species: slender cudweed Filago minima, shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, bird's-foot, Ornithopus perpusillus, sand sedge Carex arenaria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, sheep's-bit Jasione montana and larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides. There are three nationally rare plants. It has a breeding population of the rare stone-curlew, and this species also uses the site to gather prior to its autumn migration.[8]
The road verge along the south side is included in Suffolk County Council's protected road verges scheme.[9]
There is access from the B1112 road.
