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Blo’ Norton Fen is in the parish of Blo’ Norton in Norfolk and Thelnetham Fen is in Thelnetham parish in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and part of the Waveney and Little Ouse Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation,[4][5] Thelnetham Fen is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust[6] and Blo’ Norton Fen by the Little Ouse Headwaters Project (LOHP).[7]Table of ContentsLocation[edit]Ecology[edit]Management[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Location[edit]The site is located on the Norfolk-Suffolk border to the south of A1066 Diss to Thetford road and north of the A143 between Diss and Bury St Edmunds. It is 6 miles (9.7\u00a0km) west of Diss, 10 miles (16\u00a0km) south-east of Thetford and 14 miles (23\u00a0km) north-east of Bury St Edmunds.   The Redgrave and Lopham Fen SSSI is 2 miles (3.2\u00a0km) east of the site.Ecology[edit]The site consists of areas of calcareous fen wetland and associated carr woodland and meadow along the Little Ouse river which marks the county boundary. It is notable for being an internationally important site for the rare black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and saw sedge Cladium mariscus plant species.[8]The site supports a “very large number of plant species” on the wetter fen areas.[8] Dominant species tend to be black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, saw sedge Cladium mariscus and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with species such as fen orchid Dactylorchis praetermissa, devil\u2019s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, long-stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, quaking grass Briza media, parnassus Parnassia palustris and a number of rare mosses also found in these areas.[8]Other areas of the fen become drier during periods of dry weather and support a different range of plant life. Taller vegetation is more common, particularly reed Phragmites australis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Different plants are associated with this vegetation, increasing biodiversity to include species such as hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum.[8] Scrub and woodland vegetation has developed throughout the fens with sallow and alder predominant in these areas, although Blo’ Norton Fen has some oak and ash woodland.[8]Surrounding meadowlands and ditches support other species, including, for example, ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, marsh marigold Caltha palustris.[8] Bird species found on the site include snipe and grasshopper warbler[6] and the protected Eurasian water shrew is found in the area.[9]Management[edit]Management includes the managed cutting of fen vegetation on a four year rotation in order to maintain biodiversity and a range of habitats.[9] The adjacent area of Hinderclay Fen was removed from the SSSI area in 1983 following drainage projects causing the area to dry out.[10] The LOHP has begun to manage the area to return the area to a more semi-natural state, including cutting scrub vegetation and creating ponds on the site.[10]The fen areas were traditionally used for sites for cutting peat for fuel and for fuelwood.[9] Marked paths, including areas of boardwalk and a footbridge across the Little Ouse, provide access for visitors and the Angles Way path passes through the SSSI.[9]There is access to Thelnetham Fen from Loggers Lane and Blo’ Norton Fen from Fen Road. The fens are connected by a bridge across the River Little Ouse, and the Angles Way footpath runs through Thelnetham Fen.See also[edit]References[edit]Coordinates: 52\u00b022\u203212\u2033N 0\u00b057\u203240\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff52.37\u00b0N 0.961\u00b0E\ufeff \/ 52.37; 0.961BiologicalAlderfen BroadAlderford CommonAnt Broads and MarshesAslacton Parish LandBadley Moor Barnham Cross CommonBeeston CliffsBeetley and Hoe MeadowsBlo’ Norton and Thelnetham FensBooton CommonBoughton FenBreckland FarmlandBreckland ForestBreydon WaterBridgham and Brettenham HeathsThe Brinks, NorthwoldBroad Fen, DilhamBryant’s Heath, FelminghamBure Broads and MarshesBurgh Common and Muckfleet MarshesBuxton HeathCalthorpe BroadCantley MarshesCastle Acre CommonCawston and Marsham HeathsCockthorpe Common, StiffkeyCoston Fen, Runhall Cranberry Rough, HockhamCranwich CampCrostwick MarshDamgate Marshes, Acle Decoy Carr, AcleDereham Rush MeadowDersingham Bog Didlington Park LakesDillington CarrDucan’s MarshEast Harling CommonEast Ruston CommonEast Walton and Adcock’s CommonEast Winch CommonEast Wretham HeathEaton Chalk PitEdgefield Little WoodElm Road Field, ThetfordFelbrigg WoodsField Barn Heaths, HilboroughFlordon CommonForncett MeadowsFoulden CommonFoxley WoodFritton Common, MorningthorpeGawdyhall Big Wood, HarlestonGeldeston MeadowsGreat Cressingham FenGreat Yarmouth North DenesGrime’s GravesGunton Park LakeHall Farm Fen, HemsbyHalvergate MarshesHardley FloodHedenham WoodHilgay HeronryHockering WoodHolly Farm Meadow, WendlingHolt LowesHoneypot WoodHooks Well Meadows, Great CressinghamHorningtoft WoodHorse Wood, MilehamHunstanton CliffsIslington HeronryKelling HeathKenninghall and Banham Fens with Quidenham MereLeziate, Sugar and Derby FensLimpenhoe MeadowsLower Wood, AshwellthorpeLudham – Potter Heigham MarshesMattishall MoorMiddle Harling FenNarborough Railway Embankment New Buckenham CommonNorth Norfolk Coast Old Bodney CampOld Buckenham FenOuse WashesOverstrand CliffsPaston Great BarnPoplar Farm Meadows, LangleyPotter and Scarning Fens, East DerehamPotter’s Carr, CranworthPriory Meadows, HicklingPulham Market Big WoodRedgrave and Lopham FensRingstead DownsRiver NarRiver WensumRosie Curston’s Meadow, Mattishall Roydon CommonScoulton MereSea Mere, HinghamSexton WoodShallam Dyke Marshes, ThurneShelfanger MeadowsSheringham and Beeston Regis CommonsShotesham CommonShotesham-Woodton Hornbeam WoodsSidestrand and Trimingham CliffsSmallburgh FenSnettisham Carstone QuarrySouthrepps CommonStanford Training AreaStanley and Alder Carrs, AldebyStiffkey ValleySwangey Fen, AttleboroughSwannington Upgate CommonSwanton Novers WoodsSweetbriar Road Meadows, NorwichSyderstone CommonThetford Golf Course and MarshThompson Water, Carr and CommonTindall Wood, DitchinghamTrinity Broads Upper Thurne Broads and MarshesUpton Broad and MarshesWarham CampThe WashWayland Wood, WattonWeeting HeathWells Chalk Pit Westwick LakesWeybourne CliffsWhitwell CommonWinterton-Horsey DunesWiveton DownsWretham Park MeresYare Broads and MarshesGeologicalBiologicalAbbey Wood, FlixtonAlde\u2013Ore EstuaryArger FenBangrove Wood, IxworthBarking WoodsBarnby Broad and MarshesBarnham HeathBerner’s HeathBixley HeathBlack Ditches, CavenhamBlaxhall HeathBlo’ Norton and Thelnetham FensBradfield WoodsBreckland FarmlandBreckland ForestBrent Eleigh WoodsBugg’s Hole Fen, ThelnethamBurgate WoodCavendish WoodsCavenham\u2013Icklingham HeathsCherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton MillsChippenhall GreenCombs WoodCornard MereCrag Pit, SuttonCransford MeadowDeadman’s Grave, IcklinghamDeben EstuaryDew’s PondsEdwardstone WoodsElmsett Park WoodEriswell Low WarrenFakenham Wood and Sapiston Great GroveFox Fritillary MeadowFoxhole HeathFreston and Cutler’s Woods with Holbrook ParkFrithy and Chadacre WoodsThe Gardens, Great AshfieldGipping Great WoodGlemsford PitsThe Glen Chalk Caves, Bury St EdmundsGosbeck WoodGromford MeadowGroton WoodGypsy Camp Meadows, ThrandestonHay Wood, WhepsteadHorringer Court CavesHigh House Meadows, MonewdenHintlesham WoodsHopton FenHow Hill TrackIken WoodIpswich HeathsKentwell WoodsKnettishall HeathLackford LakesLakenheath Poor’s FenLakenheath WarrenLandguard CommonLaurel Farm MeadowLeiston – AldeburghLineage Wood & Railway Track, Long MelfordLingwood MeadowsLittle Blakenham PitLittle Heath, BarnhamLondon Road Industrial Estate, BrandonLordswell FieldMaidscross HillMajor Farm MeadowMetfield MeadowMickfield MeadowMiddle Wood, OfftonMilden ThicksMinsmere\u2013Walberswick Heaths and MarshesMoat Farm MeadowsMonewden MeadowsNacton MeadowsNewbourne SpringsNewmarket HeathNorton WoodOrwell EstuaryOver and Lawn WoodsPakefield to Easton BaventsPakenham MeadowsPashford Poor’s Fen, LakenheathPotton Hall Fields, WestletonRAF LakenheathRedgrave and Lopham FensRex Graham ReserveRiverside House MeadowSandlings ForestSinks Valley, KesgraveSizewell MarshesSnape WarrenSotterley ParkSprat’s Water and Marshes, Carlton ColvilleStallode Wash, LakenheathStanton WoodsStaverton Park and The Thicks, WantisdenStour EstuarySutton and Hollesley HeathsThetford HeathsThorpe Morieux WoodsTitsal Wood, ShadingfieldTrundley and Wadgell’s Wood, Great ThurlowTunstall CommonWangford Warren and CarrWeather and Horn Heaths, EriswellWest Stow HeathWesthall Wood and MeadowWeston FenWilde Street MeadowWortham LingGeologicalAlde-Ore EstuaryAldeburgh Brick PitAldeburgh Hall PitBawdsey CliffBobbitshole, BelsteadBreckland ForestBuckanay Farm Pit, AldertonChillesford Church PitCorton CliffsCrag Farm Pit, SudbourneCrag Pit, AldeburghCreeting St Mary PitsFerry Cliff, SuttonFlixton QuarryGedgrave Hall PitGreat Blakenham PitHascot Hill PitHolton PitHoxne Brick PitNeutral Farm Pit, ButleyPakefield to Easton BaventsRamsholt CliffRed House Farm PitRed Lodge HeathRichmond Farm Pit, GedgraveRockhall Wood Pit, SuttonRound Hill Pit, AldeburghSandy Lane Pit, BarhamStoke Tunnel Cutting, IpswichStour EstuarySudbourne Park PitValley Farm Pit, SudbourneWaldringfield Pit  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