Captain's Wood

Fallow deer roam through one of the greatest expanses of bluebells in the county.

Step into Captains Wood and you step back one hundred years or more into a woodland habitat of ancient trees and wild flowers where deer roam freely, barn owls hunt the clearings and seven species of bat feed amongst the trees. In Spring, Captain’s Wood exhibits one of the most astonishing displays of bluebells to be found anywhere in Suffolk.

The woodland habitat varies from mostly open woodland with oak and birch to a large stand of almost pure hazel, clumps of mature Scots pine and lines of planted sweet chestnut. Veteran oak trees are found throughout much of the woodland, supporting several species of fungi and invertebrates which are dependent on the slowly rotting heartwood, notably oak polypore that is only known from six other sites in Britain.

Download a botanical list for Captain's Wood

Download historical information about Captain's Wood

Captain's Wood has benefited from a gift in the will of Gloria Ford.

Bought with support from The Heritage Lottery Fund.