Coordinates: 52°01′N 1°08′E / 52.01°N 1.14°E / 52.01; 1.14

Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park

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Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Path in Cutler's Wood
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 153 388[1]
InterestBiological
Area142.0 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park is a 142 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ipswich in Suffolk.[1][2] The site is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[3]

These ancient woods have woodland types typical of spring-fed valleys and light sandy soils. Holbrook Park has coppice stools over 3 metres in diameter, among the largest in Britain. Sweet chestnut, which was introduced in the Middle Ages, is found widely, and other trees include the rare wild service tree.[4]

Holbrook Park is private, but a public footpath goes through Cutler's Wood.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape Management Plan 2023–2028" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Freston and Cutler's Woods with Holbrook Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

52°01′N 1°08′E / 52.01°N 1.14°E / 52.01; 1.14