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Hogfield Grove is a small woodland which is thought to be a fragment of ancient woodland. Situated in the parish of Little Blakenham, it is bordered in the south by a chalk pit which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A woodbank separates the wood from arable fields on the eastern side; the remainder of the wood is enclosed by a fence. Hogfield Grove consists of ash, field maple and hazel coppice in the scrub layer with oak and ash standards forming the tree canopy. A notable feature of the wood is a few overmature cherry trees. Dog's mercury dominates about two thirds of the flora of the wood; bluebell interspersed with patches of bramble cover the rest of the area. A number of uncommon plants, for example foetid iris and early-purple orchid have been recorded in a few places in the wood. The wood is used extensively for pheasant rearing.
RNR Number Area 0 0.86
HOGFIELD GROVE LITTLE BLAKENHAM Mid Suffolk TM108493