Pakefield to Easton Bavents

Pakefield to Easton Bavents is a 735.4 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches along the Suffolk coast between Lowestoft and Southwold.[1][2] It includes three Geological Conservation Review sites,[3][4][5] and part of the Benacre National Nature Reserve.[6] An area of 326.7 hectares is the Benacre to Easton Bavents Lagoons Special Area of Conservation,[7][8] and 470.6 hectares is the Benacre to Easton Bavents Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[9][10] The site is also partly in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[11]

Pakefield to Easton Bavents
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Cliffs at Covehithe
Area of SearchSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 519 818[1]
InterestBiological
geological
Area735.4 hectares[1]
Notification2005[1]
Location mapMagic Map

The site is described by Natural England as nationally important for its exposures of the Lower Pleistocene Norwich Crag Formation, its vegetated shingle features, saline lagoons, flood-plain fens, its nationally scarce vascular plants, and for its scarce breeding birds and wintering bitterns.[12]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Pakefield to Easton Bavents". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. "Map of Pakefield to Easton Bavents". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. "Benacre Ness (Coastal Geomorphology of England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. "Easton Bavents (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. "Easton Bavents (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Benacre". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. "Benacre to Easton Bavents Lagoons". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. "Designated Sites View: Benacre to Easton Bavents Lagoons". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  9. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Benacre to Easton Bavents" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  10. "Designated Sites View: Benacre to Easton Bavents". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  11. "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  12. "Pakefield to Easton Bavents citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

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