Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden

Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TM 356 507
Interest	Biological
Area	80.8 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden is an 80.8-hectare (200-acre) 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Designated Sites View: Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^ "Map of Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
^ "Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ "Designated Sites View: Staverton Park & The Thicks, Wantisden". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ "Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

52°06′N 1°26′E / 52.1°N 1.44°E / 52.1; 1.44

[dsv-1] "Designated Sites View: Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

[map-2] "Map of Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

[3] Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0521-21403-3.

[4] "Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

[5] "Designated Sites View: Staverton Park & The Thicks, Wantisden". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[6] "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[7] "Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

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