Spring Wood, Belstead

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Spring Wood, Belstead
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationIpswich, Suffolk
OS gridTM144413
Area5.5 hectares
Managed byGreenways Project, Ipswich Borough Council

Spring Wood is a 5.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve east of Belstead, on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council.[1][2]

This ancient oak and hornbeam wood has an understorey of hazel. There are small-leaved limes in groups several metres in diameter, which are genetically one tree, as a result of coppicing decades ago.[1][3]

There is access from the neighbouring Millennium Wood and by a footpath from Bobbits Lane.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Spring Wood, Belstead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Spring Wood, Belstead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ Mackay, Alison (September–December 2015). "Local Wildlife News" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. p. 6. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

Coordinates: 52°01′44″N 1°07′26″E / 52.029°N 1.124°E / 52.029; 1.124

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