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Knettishall Heath
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Annetta
July 29, 2021
Narure reserve and wild swimming.
Peter
September 23, 2021
Knettishall Heath Park Nature Reserve with 375 acres of Breckland Heath and mixed woodlands, with access to the River Ouse along walks. (Knettishall 13 miles away)
Ruth
April 16, 2021
managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Knettishall is a beautiful and varied area to explore. There is a car park and several marked trails of varying lengths and you can pick up the Peddars Way and Icknield Way long distance paths here too.
Victoria
December 29, 2021
Breckland is one of the UK’s biodiversity hotspots and the designation of much of Knettishall Heath as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) reflects this. Despite its name, Knettishall Heath is in fact a diverse mosaic of habitats with woodland and riverside meadows, as well as large areas of heath. It extends to over 430 acres. The open landscape created by our Bronze Age ancestors 4,000 years ago had changed very little until the 20th century when forestry and modern farming transformed large parts of The Brecks. Knettishall Heath still retains a sense of what this ancient landscape must have looked like in the past. The 18th century rabbit warren and the Bronze Age burial mound at Hut Hill are evidence of thousands of years of human occupation, but at the western end of the heath, the ‘patterned ground’ is the product of a much earlier time. At the end of the last ice age, repeated freezing and thawing of the ground created a unique mixing of the sandy soil and the underlying chalk. The unusual vegetation stripes seen here reflect the two soil types and the different plants that grow in each. An absolutely fantastic place to explore with unrivalled opportunity to observe wild ponies, deer, birds and other wildlife in a natural setting. The public car park often hosts coffee and ice creams vans at busy times.
Breckland is one of the UK’s biodiversity hotspots and the designation of much of Knettishall Heath as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) reflects this. Despite its name, Knettishall Heath is in fact a diverse mosaic of habitats with woodland and riverside meadows, as well as large areas o…
Gemma
May 22, 2021
Lovely place to walk and observe local wildlife
Localização
Knettishall, England