Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden explained

Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden
Aos:	Suffolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	80.8 hectares
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden is an 80.8hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Butley in Suffolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] and a Special Area of Conservation.^{[4] [5]} It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[6]

This ancient park is woodland on sandy soil, with mature pollarded oaks, while The Thicks is a dense wood with hollies, some of them thought to be the largest in Britain. There is a rich lichen flora, and invertebrates include rare species.^[7]

The site is private land but a public footpath goes through it.

References

52.1°N 1.44°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2017.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 54. Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

4. Web site: Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden . Special Areas of Conservation . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 4 May 2017.
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Staverton Park & The Thicks, Wantisden . Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. 10 May 2017.
6. Web site: Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018. 76. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB . 6 August 2016.
7. Web site: Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 June 2017.