If you love nature, this fragment of ancient woodland is
perfect. It is full of mature Oaks, Hazel, Ash and Field Maple and
the site is home to over 100 flowering plants, 49 species of fungi
and 45 kinds of bird.
When you visit in the Spring, you'll see Wood Anemone and the
unusual Early Purple Orchid. You may also hear the drilling of
Woodpeckers or the song of the Nightingale.
The 7.6 hectare wood was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 2003
and is a County Wildlife Site. It is a typical boulder clay
woodland with ash and oak as the main taller trees and hazel as the
lower coppice layer.
It is believed that much of the large timber was extracted from
Rede Wood in World War I and the western section was replanted with
oaks. It seems likely that the hazel coppice was grubbed out at the
same time. Amazingly, some of the stumps on the eastern side could
be up to 200 years old!
For your free leaflet on Rede Wood, telephone 0845 606 6067 or
download the information below:
How to find us
On the minor road between Claydon and Ipswich, South West of
Henley.
Car parking is not currently available (for pre-arranged
parties, keys for the field gate can be borrowed from Suffolk
County Council by telephoning 01473 265106 or writing to N.
Dickson, Countryside Officer, Endeavour House, Russell Road,
IPSWICH IP1 2BX).