Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden

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Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Oak Grove in 'The Thicks', part of Staverton Park - geograph.org.uk - 1281424.jpg
Location Suffolk
Grid reference TM 356 507 [1]
InterestBiological
Area80.8 hectares [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden is an 80.8-hectare (200-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Butley in Suffolk. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, [3] and a Special Area of Conservation. [4] [5] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [6]

This ancient park is woodland on sandy soil, with mature pollarded oaks, while The Thicks is a dense wood with hollies, some of them thought to be the largest in Britain. There is a rich lichen flora, and invertebrates include rare species. [7]

The site is private land but a public footpath goes through it.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 54. ISBN   0521-21403-3.
  4. ↑ "Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Staverton Park & The Thicks, Wantisden". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

Coordinates: 52°06′N1°26′E / 52.1°N 1.44°E / 52.1; 1.44

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