Iken Wood Explained

Iken Wood
Aos:Suffolk
Interest:Biological
Area:5.3 hectares
Notifydate:1986
Map: Magic Map

Iken Wood is a 5.3hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Snape in Suffolk.[1] [2] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

This is probably the only ancient coppice wood on blown sand in Britain. Massive oak standards are dominant, and there are stools with a diameter of 3abbr=offNaNabbr=off. Other trees include silver birch, holly and rowan.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.155°N 1.498°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Iken Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Iken Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018. 76. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. 6 August 2016. 2016-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815202035/http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Iken Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 May 2017.

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