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Dunwich Forest 11 A:Foxburrow interpretion A1 4.qxd · 2019-10-25 · Dunwich Forest. The herd of...
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Creating a Living Landscape for Suffolk Gorse The ponies enjoy prickly gorse foliage. The bright yellow flowers are a valuable source of nectar and have a surprising smell of coconut. Grazing enclosure Explore the forest using the network of tracks and trails. Dunwich Forest Dunwich Forest is changing! Over the next 35 years, a partnership involving Suffolk Wildlife Trust, the Forestry Commission and RSPB will transform the pine plantation into a mosaic of grazed woodland and heathland. This will link the adjoining reedbeds, marshes and heaths of the Suffolk Coast and Westleton Heath National Nature Reserves which make this part of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty so special. This is the first step in a wider vision to create a wildlife-rich landscape extending from the Blyth Estuary southwards towards the Alde. People will benefit too, with the changing landscape bringing new wildlife interest and improved access. The transformation will be gentle. The conifer crop will be gradually harvested, creating space for natural vegetation to develop in its place. The lighter soils to the south will revert back to open heathland under the care of the RSPB. In this northern part of the forest (shown on the map), the conifers will be replaced by broadleaved woodland through natural regeneration creating wood pasture. Wood pasture is traditionally maintained by grazing. Suffolk Wildlife Trust has pioneered the use of ponies for conservation grazing in Suffolk and hardy Dartmoor ponies, which will thrive on the scrubby woodland grazing, are ideal in Dunwich Forest. The herd of 30 ponies roam freely through the forest, grazing alongside the rabbits and deer. Managed for nature and free for everyone to enjoy, our goal is for Dunwich Forest to be a vibrant Living Landscape where local people, visitors and wildlife thrive together. You can help us by joining Suffolk Wildlife Trust – www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org Siskin Large noisy flocks of siskin are easy to spot throughout the winter, feeding on birch and alder seed. Dogs are welcome but should be kept on a lead when near livestock. River Alde The project has been funded by SITA Trust andThe Tubney Charitable Trust and supported by Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB, RSPB, Suffolk Creating the Greenest County and Natural England. Registered charity no 262777 You are here Sailors Path to Aldeburgh N Size: 270 hectares / 668 acres Dartmoor ponies A hardy breed native to the UK, the ponies are ideal grazers for the forest as they feed on a wide variety of vegetation including grass, bramble and gorse. Noctule bat As night descends over the forest, look for this large high flying bat hunting for cockchafers and other large insects along the forest rides. Red deer You are most likely to see or hear Britain’s largest deer during the October rut, but hoofprints, fraying on trees and clumps of hair are evident throughout the year. White admiral Adults are on the wing in July, feeding on honeysuckle and bramble flowers along the rides. Honeysuckle is also the food plant for the caterpillars. Adder Widespread but seldom seen, adder will slide away if they feel you coming. They are easiest to spot in spring, basking along clearings on south-facing banks. 200m P P P You are here
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Creating a Living Landscape for Suffolk
Gorse
The ponies enjoy prickly gorsefoliage. The bright yellowflowers are a valuable source ofnectar and have a surprisingsmell of coconut.
Grazing enclosure
Explore the forest using thenetwork of tracks and trails.
Dunwich Forest
Dunwich Forest is changing! Over the next 35years, a partnership involving Suffolk WildlifeTrust, the Forestry Commission and RSPB willtransform the pine plantation into a mosaic ofgrazed woodland and heathland. This will link theadjoining reedbeds, marshes and heaths of theSuffolk Coast and Westleton Heath NationalNature Reserves which make this part of theSuffolk Coast and Heaths Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty so special.
This is the first step in a wider vision to create awildlife-rich landscape extending from the BlythEstuary southwards towards the Alde. People willbenefit too, with the changing landscape bringingnew wildlife interest and improved access.
The transformation will be gentle. The conifer cropwill be gradually harvested, creating space fornatural vegetation to develop in its place. Thelighter soils to the south will revert back to openheathland under the care of the RSPB. In thisnorthern part of the forest (shown on the map),the conifers will be replaced by broadleavedwoodland through natural regeneration creatingwood pasture.
Wood pasture is traditionally maintained bygrazing. Suffolk Wildlife Trust has pioneered theuse of ponies for conservation grazing in Suffolkand hardy Dartmoor ponies, which will thrive onthe scrubby woodland grazing, are ideal inDunwich Forest. The herd of 30 ponies roam freelythrough the forest, grazing alongside the rabbitsand deer.
Managed for nature and free for everyone toenjoy, our goal is for Dunwich Forest to be avibrant Living Landscape where local people,visitors and wildlife thrive together. You can helpus by joining Suffolk Wildlife Trust –www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Siskin
Large noisyflocks of siskinare easy to spotthroughout thewinter, feedingon birch andalder seed.
Dogs are welcome but should be kept on a lead when near livestock.
R i v e r A l d e
The project has been funded by SITA Trust and TheTubney Charitable Trust and supported by SuffolkCoast & Heaths AONB, RSPB, Suffolk Creating theGreenest County and Natural England.
Registered charity no 262777
You are here
Sailors Pathto Aldeburgh
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Size: 270 hectares / 668 acres
Dartmoor ponies
A hardy breed native to the UK, theponies are ideal grazers for the forest asthey feed on a wide variety ofvegetation including grass, bramble andgorse.
Noctule bat
As night descends over the forest, look for this large high flying
bat hunting for cockchafers and otherlarge insects along the forest rides.
Red deer
You are most likely to see orhear Britain’s largest deerduring the October rut, buthoofprints, fraying on treesand clumps of hair are evidentthroughout the year.
White admiral
Adults are on the wing inJuly, feeding on honeysuckle
and bramble flowers alongthe rides. Honeysuckle is also
the food plant for thecaterpillars.
Adder
Widespread but seldom seen,adder will slide away if they feelyou coming. They are easiest tospot in spring, basking alongclearings on south-facing banks.
200m
P
P
P
You are here
