Gosbeck Wood

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|name= Gosbeck Wood

|aos= Suffolk

|interest=Biological

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|area= 22.8 hectares

|notifydate= 1984

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Gosbeck Wood is a {{convert|22.8|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Needham Market in Suffolk.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004201&SiteName=GOSBECK&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Gosbeck Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 25 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004201%27 |title=Map of Gosbeck Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 25 May 2017}}

This is an ancient coppice with standards wood mainly on boulder clay, with some areas of sandy soil. Dog's mercury is dominant in the ground flora, and other plants include spurge laurel, wood spurge, herb paris and hairy woodrush.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004201.pdf|title=Gosbeck Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504194055/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004201.pdf|url-status=dead}}

A footpath goes through the wood.

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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk