Old Broom

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| name = Old Broom

| photo = Old Broom 2.jpg

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| type = Nature reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TL 802 674

| location = Risby, Suffolk

| area = 6.5 hectares

| manager = Suffolk Wildlife Trust

}}

Old Broom is a {{convert|6.5|hectare|acre|adj=on}} nature reserve north of Risby in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url= http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves/old-broom |title= Old Broom |publisher= Suffolk Wildlife Trust |access-date= 11 June 2017}}

This is a remnant of an ancient wood-pasture landscape with oak pollards between 250 and 500 years old. The dead wood and hollow centres of these trees provide a habitat for fungi and invertebrates, while the bark hosts mosses and lichens.

There is no public access to this site.

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Category:Suffolk Wildlife Trust