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Scarning Fen
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Norwich, Norfolk
OS grid	TF 981 121
Area	4 hectares (9.9 acres)
Managed by	Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Scarning Fen is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) nature reserve west in Dereham in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and is part of Potter and Scarning Fens Site of Special Scientific Interest and Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.

This small reserve has chalky valley mire, carr and grassland. Twenty-nine nationally scarce invertebrates have been recorded, and it is the only site in the county for the small red damselfly. There are a number of rare plants, including liverworts and mosses.

References

1. ^ "Scarning Fen". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
2. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 213–14. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
3. "Designated Sites View: Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. "Designated Sites View: Norfolk Valley Fens". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

52°40′12″N 0°55′41″E / 52.670°N 0.928°E / 52.670; 0.928

• Norfolk Wildlife Trust
• Scarning