Spring Wood, Belstead

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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]

TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationIpswich, Suffolk
Area5.5 hectares
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Spring Wood, Belstead
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationIpswich, Suffolk
OS gridTM144413
Area5.5 hectares
Managed byGreenways Project, Ipswich Borough Council
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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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