Sandlings Forest
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Pond in Rendlesham Forest | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 363 512[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 2,483.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 2000[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Sandlings Forest is a 2,483.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in two large blocks, Rendlesham Forest and Tunstall Forest, and two small ones, between Woodbridge and Aldeburgh in Suffolk.[1][2] It is partly in the Sandlings Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[3][4] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[5]
These commercial coniferous plantations are designated an SSSI for their internationally important bird populations. Surveys in the 1990s found 81 singing nightjars, around 2% of the number in Britain, and 71 woodlarks, approximately 5% of the British population.[6]
There are public footpaths through the woods.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sandlings Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Map of Sandlings Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Sandlings" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Sandlings". Special Protection Area. 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.
- ^ "Sandlings Forest citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
52°07′N 1°27′E / 52.11°N 1.45°E
