Brooke House | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Ashbocking, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM182541 |
Area | Not available |
Managed by | Suffolk Wildlife Trust |
Brooke House in Ashbocking, north of Ipswich in Suffolk is the headquarters of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. [1]
The house was left to the trust by Mary Brooke. About 25 members of staff and several volunteers work at the house. It has gardens with fruit trees and a pond, where water voles have been observed. [1]
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