Rendlesham Forest is a mixed woodland in

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

owned by

Forestry England Forestry England is a division of the Forestry Commission, responsible for managing and promoting publicly owned forests in England. It was formed as Forest Enterprise in 1996, before devolving to Forest Enterprise England on 31 March 2003 and ...

with

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facilities for walkers, cyclists and campers. Supposed UFO landing site - Rendlesham Forest - geograph

Geography

The forest is in the parishes of

Bromeswell Bromeswell is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England about 2 miles east of Woodbridge. Situated near the River Deben The River Deben is a river in Suffolk rising to the west of Debenham, though a second, ...

in the west, Eyke,

Capel St Andrew Capel St Andrew is a village and a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is near the larger settlement of Orford. Capel St Andrew is close to the River Butley, which is a tributary to the River Ore. ...

to the south, and

Butley, Suffolk Butley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. Butley lies east of the town of Woodbridge on the B1084 ( Orford) road. Administratively, Butley forms part of the East Suffolk district; from 1934 to 1974 it had been part ...

to the east. It is in the

Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal was a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Melton, having moved from neighbouring Woodbridge in 2017. Other towns include Felixstowe, Framlingham, Leiston, Aldeburgh, and Saxmundham. The ...

district. It is part of the Sandlings Forest

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

. A large area of the forest was cleared for the construction of

RAF Woodbridge Royal Air Force Woodbridge or RAF Woodbridge, is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk, England. Constructed in 1943 as a Royal Air Force (RAF) military airfield during the Second World War to ass ...

in 1943.

References

External links

Forestry England Website for Rendlesham Forest
Forests and woodlands of Suffolk Suffolk Coastal Tourist attractions in Suffolk {{England-geo-stub

Geography

See also

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