Iken Wood

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

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|name= Iken Wood

|aos= Suffolk

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall| TM 394 565 }}

|area= 5.3 hectares

|notifydate= 1986

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002409%27 Magic Map]

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Iken Wood is a {{convert|5.3|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Snape in Suffolk.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002409&SiteName=iken&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Iken Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 22 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002409%27 |title=Map of Iken Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 22 May 2017}} It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf|page=76|title=Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018|publisher=Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB|access-date=6 August 2016|archive-date=2016-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815202035/http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf|url-status=dead}}

This is probably the only ancient coppice wood on blown sand in Britain. Massive oak standards are dominant, and there are stools with a diameter of {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=off|0}}. Other trees include silver birch, holly and rowan.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002409.pdf|title=Iken Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003622/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002409.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The site is private land with no public access.