Spring Wood, Belstead

Spring Wood, Belstead
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Ipswich, Suffolk
OS grid	TM144413
Area	5.5 hectares
Managed by	Greenways 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. "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.

52°01′44″N1°07′26″E / 52.029°N 1.124°E / 52.029; 1.124