Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey is a 7.1-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, England.^[1][2] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[3]

Key Information

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TF 984 429[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	7.1 hectares (18 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map
Show more

This common in the valley of the River Stiffkey has a varied chalk grassland flora on steep slopes. Herbs are abundant, including salad burnet, dropwort, common rock-rose, large thyme and cowslip.^[4]

A public footpath goes through the site.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
2. ^ "Map of Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
3. ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
4. ^ "Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey.

52°56′49″N 0°57′07″E / 52.947°N 0.952°E / 52.947; 0.952