Sea Mere, Hingham

Sea Mere, Hingham is a 36.3-hectare (90-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest close to the town of Hingham in Norfolk, England.^[1][2]

LocationNorfolk

Grid referenceTG 035 011^[1]

InterestBiological

Area36.3 hectares (90 acres)^[1]

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Sea Mere, Hingham

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Sea Mere, Hingham.
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 035 011[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	36.3 hectares (90 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map

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The site has a natural circular kettle hole mere which was formed during the Holocene period approximately 10,000 years ago and covers 20 acres (8.1 ha)^[3] together with areas of fen, grazing marsh and woodland. The fen has a rich variety of flora including saw sedge, marsh pennywort, yellow loosestrife, yellow iris and the rare green figwort.^[4]