Forests & woodlands · East of England
Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve
Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Thurston · 7.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.1825°, 0.8235°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bradfield Woods SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BRADFIELD WOODS
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bradfield Woods is an 81.4-hectare (201-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in Suffolk. The site is in three separate blocks, the adjoining Felsham Hall and Monks' Park Woods, and the much smaller separate Hedge Wood and Chen sil Grove. Felsham Hall and Monks' Park Woods are designated a 63.3 National Nature Reserve, also called Bradfield Woods, and are managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
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Background
History
These woods have a history of coppicing with the earliest record dating from 1252. The Southern part of Monks' Park Woods was cleared for farming during the 1960's apart from a small area preserved thanks to a tree preservation order following action from the local residents. The site was subsequently designed as Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1971. In 1970, the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves (SPNR, now called the Wildlife Trust) bought 51 ha of the woods with a second purchase of 12 ha in 1979. Sussex Wildlife Trust leased the land in 1983 and the freehold was transferred in 1999. An additional 7ha was purchased in 2010 but the Trust 's bid to secure the land cleared…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1825, 0.8235
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Bradfield St. George
- Postcode
- IP30 0AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Phone
- +441473890089
- Nearest railway station
- Thurston — 7.6 km
- Official site
- www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Sources
- osm: r19956234 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Bradfield Woods (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Path through Bradfield Woods - geograph.org.uk - 1451867.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve?
- Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP30 0AG), in the parish of Bradfield St. George.
- Is Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve a protected site?
- Yes — Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve is part of the Bradfield Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BRADFIELD WOODS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve free to visit?
- Yes, Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve?
- The nearest railway station is Thurston, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP30 0AG.