Captain’s Wood
Captain's Wood is a 62 hectare nature reserve in Sudbourne in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. This site has woodland, rough grassland and scrub.Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve
- Also known as: “Captain’s Wood Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orford Castle and Church of St Botolph.
Orford Castle
Public building
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford
Church
Photo: gary radford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orford and Aldeburgh.
Orford
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orford is a village on the Suffolk coast. It has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore, and a Grade I listed parish church, St Bartholomew's.
Aldeburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aldeburgh is a coastal town in east Suffolk, England. It has a long pebble beach, fresh seafood, several curious landmarks and an interesting history of survival against being swept away by the North Sea.
Iken
Village
Photo: Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iken is a small village and civil parish in the sandlands of the English county of Suffolk, an area formerly of heathland and sheep pasture. It is near the estuary of the River Alde on the North Sea coast and is located south east of Snape and due north of Orford.
Captain’s Wood
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Sudbourne, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.1298° or 52° 7′ 47″ northLongitude
1.5318° or 1° 31′ 55″ eastOpen location code
9F434GHJ+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 486847277OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5036497
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