Newmarket Heath
Protected area in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, England
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Newmarket Heath is a 279.3-hectare-large (690-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Newmarket in Suffolk. It covers most of Newmarket Racecourse.[1][2]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
 Location of Newmarket Heath. | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 622 627[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 279.3 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1993[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Most of this site is chalk grassland, and it has areas of chalk heath, a rare habitat in Britain. There is a rich variety of flowering plants, including a nationally rare species listed in the British Red Data Book of threatened species and five nationally uncommon ones. The dominant grasses are upright brome and sheep's fescue.[3][4]
