The Breckland is a landscape region and unusual natural habitat of England. It comprises the gorse-covered sandy heath that exists in the north of the county of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk. 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 land is home to the Breckland Pines, which are trees that resemble that of those in Serengeti Plain in Africa. That along with the yellow grass give's the impression of an African Safari trip. The Brecks are one of the driest places in England. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Species Ulex argenteus Ulex boivinii Ulex borgiae Ulex cantabricus Ulex densus Ulex europaeus - Common Gorse Ulex gallii - Dwarf Furze or Furse Ulex genistoides Ulex micranthus Ulex minor - Dwarf Gorse Ulex parviflorus Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is a granular material made up of fine rock particles. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The Fens, also known as the Fenland, consist of an area of former wetlands in the eastern part of England, stretching around the coast of The Wash from Lincolnshire to Norfolk and reaching into the historic counties of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk. ... The Norfolk Broads are the northern part of The Broads National Park. ...

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. However substantial areas have been preserved, not least by the presence of the British Army on the Stanford Battle Area. Thetford Forest is located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk. ... 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 county of Norfolk. ...

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. 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. A flint nodule from the Onondaga limestone layer, Buffalo, New York. ... View of a seam of Flint in the Grimes Graves excavation. ... Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...

The Breckland landscape region has given its name to Breckland District, a local government district that contains Norfolk's portion of the Breckland. Forest Heath District covers the Suffolk portion. Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ... Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. ... Forest Heath is a local government district in Suffolk, England. ...