Erica cinerea L.
| GB Red List | England Red List | GB Scarcity | Norfolk Scarcity |
| NT |
Native, Axiophyte
Bell Heather is a small shrub that occurs on thin, acidic, peaty or mineral soils in well-drained situations, on dry heaths, and as an occasional undershrub in open-canopy Pinus sylvestris or Quercus woodland. It is found in some calcareous grasslands that are leached and acidic at the surface ('limestone heath') (M. C. F. Proctor in Preston et al, 2002).
Bell Heather is quite localised in Norfolk, being most frequent in the north-east quadrant of the county. It is confined to acid heathland but is absent from the Brecks.
