Hilgay Heronry
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Hilgay Heronry (grid reference TL635992) is a heronry in Norfolk. It is situated in a small copse on the edge of The Fens. An average of c.40 pairs of Grey Heron nests each year at this site, in Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and European Larch (Larix decidua) trees.
A 1.82 hectare area was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1985.
[edit] Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 25 July 2006)
[edit] External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
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