Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park

Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Path in Cutler's Wood
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 153 388 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 142.0 hectares[1]
Notification 1986[1]
Location map Magic Map

Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park is a 142 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ipswich in Suffolk.[1][2] The site is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[3]

These ancient woods have woodland types typical of spring-fed valleys and light sandy soils. Holbrook Park has coppice stools over 3 metres in diameter, among the largest in Britain. Sweet chestnut, which was introduced in the Middle Ages, is found widely, and other trees include the rare wild service tree.[4]

Holbrook Park is private, but a public footpath goes through Cutler's Wood.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

Coordinates: 52°01′N 1°08′E / 52.01°N 1.14°E / 52.01; 1.14

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