How Hill Track is a 3.1-hectare (7.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Mildenhall in Suffolk.[1][2] It is in the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[3][4]

How Hill Track
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid reference[1]
InterestBiological
Area3.1 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This is described by Natural England as a grassland site which provides suitable conditions for seven rare plants, including perennial knawel, small alison, purple-stem cat's tail and sickle medick.[5]

There is access to this site, which is now mainly woodland, from a footpath which runs along its southern edge.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: How Hill Track". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of How Hill Track". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ^ "How Hill Track citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

52°21′29″N 0°34′23″E / 52.358°N 0.573°E / 52.358; 0.573