Dereham Rush Meadow is a biological

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

north-west of

Dereham Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Breckland District of the England, English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city ...

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 No ...

. This is an area of grassland and

alder carr An alder carr is a particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees. Examples * Alder Carr, Hildersham * Alderfen Broad * Fawley Ford on the Beaulieu River * Biebrza National Park * Fen Alder Carr * Harston Woo ...

in the valley of a tributary of the

River Wensum The River Wensum is a chalk river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare, despite being the larger of the two rivers. The river is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation. The Wensum is ...

. The site has diverse habitats and it is traditionally maintained by grazing by horses. It is subject to flooding in winter. The site is private land with no public access.

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{{SSSIs Norfolk Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk