Spring Wood, Belstead

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Spring Wood, Belstead
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationIpswich, Suffolk
OS grid TM144413
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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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″N1°07′26″E / 52.029°N 1.124°E / 52.029; 1.124