Forests & woodlands · East of England
Captain's Wood Nature Reserve
Captain's Wood 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
- Wickham Market · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.1298°, 1.5318°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Alde-Ore Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sandlings Forest SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: ORFORDNESS-HAVERGATE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Captain's Wood is a 62 hectare nature reserve in Sudbourne in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. This site has woodland, rough grassland and scrub. A herd of fallow deer helps to keep the land open, and there are also barn owls, buzzards, mature oak trees and many bluebells. There is access from School Road.
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- Coordinates
- 52.1298, 1.5318
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Sudbourne
- Postcode
- IP12 2BE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Nearest railway station
- Wickham Market — 9.4 km
Sources
- osm: w486847277 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Captain's Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Footpath to Bradfield Woods - geograph.org.uk - 1457277.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP12 2BE), in the parish of Sudbourne.
- Who owns Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is owned by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
- Is Captain's Wood Nature Reserve a protected site?
- Yes — Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is part of the Alde-Ore Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Sandlings Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Captain's Wood Nature Reserve free to visit?
- Yes, Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is free to enter.
- How do I get to Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP12 2BE. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency.