Mill Stream Nature Reserve Explained

Mill Stream Nature Reserve
Type:Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:TM 210 443
Location:Rushmere St Andrew, Suffolk
Area:4.7 hectares
Manager:East Suffolk, Rushmere St Andrew Parish Council and the Greenways Countryside Project

Mill Stream Nature Reserve is a 4.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rushmere St Andrew on the eastern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned by Suffolk Coastal District Council and managed by the council together with Rushmere St Andrew Parish Council and the Greenways Countryside Project.[1] [2]

This linear site along the banks of a stream also has ponds, wet carr, woodland, wildflower grassland and willow scrub. There are ancient oak trees, and fauna include water voles.[1] [3]

There is access from several roads including Kentwell Close and Euston Avenue.

References

52.053°N 1.222°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mill Stream . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 March 2013. 20 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Mill Stream. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Mill Stream Local Nature Reserve. Rushmere St Andrew Parish Council. 20 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820224632/http://rushmerestandrew.onesuffolk.net/health-and-leisure/local-nature-reserves/mill-stream-local-nature-reserve/. 20 August 2017. dead.