Old Broom
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{{infobox park
| name = Old Broom
| photo = Old Broom 2.jpg
| photo_caption =
| 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.
{{commons category|Old Broom}}
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