Elmsett Park Wood

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

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|name= Elmsett Park Wood

|aos= Suffolk

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall| TM 065 464 }}

|area= 8.6 hectares

|notifydate= 1984

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Elmsett Park Wood is an {{convert|8.6|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Elmsett in Suffolk.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003481&SiteName=elmse&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Elmsett Park Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 July 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003481%27|title=Map of Elmsett Park Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 30 July 2017}}

This coppice with standards site has diverse woodland types and ground flora. Plants indicative of ancient woodland include nettle-leaved bellflower, wood spurge, butterfly orchid and the uncommon spurge laurel.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003481.pdf|title=Elmsett Park Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=30 July 2017|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003318/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003481.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The site is private property with no public access.

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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk

Category:Babergh District