Bangrove Wood, Ixworth

{{Short description|Protected area in Suffolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

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|name= Bangrove Wood, Ixworth

|aos= Suffolk

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall| TL 930 721 }}

|area= 18.6 hectares

|notifydate= 1983

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002285%27 Magic Map]

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Bangrove Wood is an {{convert|18.6|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Ixworth in Suffolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002285&SiteName=bangrove&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Bangrove Wood, Ixworth | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 9 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002285%27 |title=Map of Bangrove Wood, Ixworth|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 9 July 2017}}

This is ancient coppice with standards on clay soil with diverse herb flora. The most common trees are ash, field maple and hazel, with many oak standards. Flora include early purple orchid, wood anemone and pale wood violet.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002285.pdf |title=Bangrove Wood, Ixworth citation |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest |publisher=Natural England |access-date=9 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219032108/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002285.pdf |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}

The site is private land with no public access.