Burgate Wood

{{short description|Site of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk, England}}

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|image= Burgate Wood - geograph.org.uk - 311597.jpg

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|name= Burgate Wood

|aos= Suffolk

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall| TM 075 757 }}

|area= 29.9 hectares

|notifydate= 1987

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002377%27 Magic Map]

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Burgate Wood is a {{convert|29.9|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002377&SiteName=burgate&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Burgate Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 23 May 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002377%27|title=Map of Burgate Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 23 May 2017}} The site includes a medieval ringwork which is a Scheduled Monument.{{cite web|url= https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016699 |title= Medieval Ringwork in Burgate Wood |publisher = Historic England|access-date= 4 May 2017}}

This is ancient coppice with standards oak and hornbeam woodland. The flora is diverse, including the rare lungwort and the uncommon herb paris, yellow archangel and hairy woodrush.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002377.pdf|title=Burgate Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=23 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225440/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002377.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}

The site is private land with no public access.