The Breckland is a landscape region and unusual natural habitat of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It comprises the gorse-covered sandy heath that exists in the north of the county of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk. Gorse ( Ulex) comprises a Genus of about 20 species of Evergreen Shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles Heaths are Shrubland habitats characterised by open low growing woody Vegetation, found on mainly infertile Acidic soils Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. An area of considerable interest for its unusual flora and fauna it lies to the south east of another unusual habitat, The Fens, and to the south west of the Norfolk Broads. The Fens, also known as the Fenland, is a geographic area in eastern England, in the United Kingdom. The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes (known locally as broads in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The typical tree of this area is the Scots Pine. The Scots Pine ( Pinus sylvestris L family Pinaceae) is a species of Pine native to Europe and Asia, ranging from The Brecks are one of the driest places in England.
The area of Breckland has been substantially reduced in the twentieth century by the impact of modern farming and the creation in 1914 of Thetford Forest. Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Britain, located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in However substantial areas have been preserved, not least by the presence of the British Army on the Stanford Battle Area. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Stanford Battle Area, also known as the Stanford Training Area ( STANTA) is a British Army Infantry training area situated in the English
During the Prehistoric period the Breckland was mined for flint, evidence for which can be found at Grimes Graves just outside the town of Thetford in Norfolk. Flint (or flintstone) is a hard sedimentary Cryptocrystalline form of the Mineral Quartz, categorized as a variety of Chert Grimes Graves is a large Neolithic Flint mining complex near Brandon in England close to the border between Norfolk and Thetford is a Market town and Civil parish in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The word 'Breck' is medieval and was defined as being an area of heathland broken up for cultivation before being allowed to retreat back into wilderness. Up until 200 years ago, much of it consisted of open heathland. The Brecklands today provide a tourist attraction as well as an area of scientific and geographical interest.
The Breckland landscape region has given its name to Breckland District, a local government district that contains Norfolk's portion of the Breckland. History Breckland District was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Thetford, East Dereham Urban District, Swaffham Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Forest Heath District covers the Suffolk portion. Towns Mildenhall Newmarket Brandon Significant Villages
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