Forests & woodlands · East of England
Captain's Wood Nature Reserve
In or near Snape.
Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wickham Market · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.1298°, 1.5318°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Alde-Ore Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sandlings Forest SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: ORFORDNESS-HAVERGATE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Captain's Wood is a 62 hectare nature reserve in Sudbourne in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. This site has woodland, rough grassland and scrub. A herd of fallow deer helps to keep the land open, and there are also barn owls, buzzards, mature oak trees and many bluebells. There is access from School Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.1298, 1.5318
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Sudbourne
- Postcode
- IP12 2BE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Nearest railway station
- Wickham Market — 9.4 km
Sources
- osm: w486847277 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Captain's Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Footpath to Bradfield Woods - geograph.org.uk - 1457277.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP12 2BE), in the parish of Sudbourne.
- What is Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- The nearest railway station is Wickham Market, about 9.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode IP12 2BE.
- Who owns Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is owned by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
- Is Captain's Wood Nature Reserve a protected site?
- Yes — Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is part of the Alde-Ore Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Sandlings Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Captain's Wood Nature Reserve free to visit?
- Yes, Captain's Wood Nature Reserve is free to enter.
- How do I get to Captain's Wood Nature Reserve?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP12 2BE. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency.