Bull's Wood | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Cockfield, Suffolk |
OS grid | TL918549 |
Area | 12 hectares |
Managed by | Suffolk Wildlife Trust |
Bull's Wood is a 12 hectare nature reserve east of Cockfield in Suffolk, England. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, [1] and is part of the Thorpe Morieux Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest. [2]
Flora in this wood include early-purple orchids, herb-paris and the uncommon oxlips. There are roe deer, marsh tits, and butterflies such as gatekeepers, speckled woods and orange tips. [1]
There is access by a footpath from Palmers Farm.
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