Wolves Wood is a

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near Hadleigh,

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. It is one of 7 ancient woodland areas within Suffolk. An ancient woodland is defined as a site that has been continuously occupied by woodland from the year 1600 or before.

Overview

Wolves Wood is managed by the

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using coppicing and is located six miles from Ipswich railway station, north east of Hadleigh.The RSPB: Wolves Wood
/ref> It is on the A1071, Ipswich Road. The wood has an area of 38.4 hectares and it is part of the Hintlesham Woods biological

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, and

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site, Grade I.

Flora and fauna

Plant species include

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

. It is home to

roe deer The roe deer (''Capreolus capreolus''), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapt ...

, twelve species of

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and damselfly while bird species found in the woods include the Garden Warbler, the

Great Spotted Woodpecker The great spotted woodpecker (''Dendrocopos major'') is a medium-sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage and a red patch on the lower belly. Males and young birds also have red markings on the neck or head. This species is found acros ...

, the Marsh Tit, the Nightingale and the Sparrowhawk.

Facilities

Wolves Wood has a mile-long circular nature trail, car parking for 15 cars and a single Sheffield stand for cycles (being near a Sustrans cycle route.)

Suffolk

The other six ancient woodlands in Suffolk are as follows: * Arger Fen and Spouses Grove * Assington Thicks *

Bradfield Woods Bradfield Woods is an biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in Suffolk. The site is in three separate blocks, the adjoining Felsham Hall and Monkspark Woods, and the much smaller separate Hedge W ...

* Bull's Wood * Snakes Wood * Staverton Park-Butley

References

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