| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 356 507[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 80.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| 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.
- ^ 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.