East Wretham Heath

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East Wretham Heath is one of 140 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk. It is among the largest in the county. Breckland Forest and Stanford Training Area are among the SSSIs within 1.8 km. The closest station is Thetford, about 5.5 km to the south-west.

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