Spring Wood, Belstead Explained

Spring Wood, Belstead
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	TM144413
Location:	Ipswich, Suffolk
Area:	5.5 hectares
Manager:	Greenways Project, Ipswich Borough Council

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]}

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.

References

52.029°N 1.124°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spring Wood, Belstead. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 March 2013. 14 August 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Spring Wood, Belstead. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 14 August 2017.
3. Web site: Local Wildlife News. 6. Alison. Mackay. September–December 2015. Ipswich Borough Council. 14 August 2017.