Bridge Wood
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Ipswich, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM 186 404 |
Area | 31.0 hectares |
Managed by | Ipswich Borough Council |
Bridge Wood is a 31 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council, and is part of Orwell Country Park.[1][2]
One theory about the name Bridge Wood is that it might refer to an old Roman crossing point known as a "bridge". An artificial band of shale can see at low tide near the present Orwell Bridge and this may have been crossable in the past.[3]
This site has been managed as woodland at least since 1600, and it has several ancient oaks. There are also areas of pine, which are being thinned to create a more mixed woodland.[1]
There is access from the Stour and Orwell Walk, which goes through the wood.
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References
52°01′08″N 1°11′02″E / 52.019°N 1.184°E / 52.019; 1.184
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