Middle Harling Fen is a biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest south of
East Harling
East Harling is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village forms the principal settlement in the civil parish of Harling, and is located east of Thetford and south-west of the city of NorwichOrdnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer ...
in
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nort ...
.
This
calcareous
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
In zoology
''Calcareous'' is used as an a ...
valley fen has several springs and a wide variety of types of grassland, including both wet and dry communities. There are uncommon flora such as
adder's tongue Adder's tongue is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
*'' Ophioglossum'', a genus of ferns in the family Ophioglossaceae
*'' Erythronium'' (also known as fawn lily, trout lily, or dog's-tooth violet), a genus of lilies
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and
yellow rattle
''Rhinanthus minor'', known as yellow rattle, is a herbaceous wildflower in the genus '' Rhinanthus'' in the family Orobanchaceae (the broomrapes). It has circumpolar distribution in Europe, Russia, western Asia, and northern North America. An ...
, and the breeding birds are diverse.
The site is private land with no public access.
References
{{SSSIs Norfolk
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk