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The flora of Woodbridge Old Cemetery is characteristic of the unimproved dry grassland typically associated with the sand and gravel and red crag geology of the Suffolk Coasts and heaths. The soils are thin, free-draining and therefore nutrient poor. The higher ground and slopes of the cemetery support parched grassland with characteristic species such as Common bent, Squirrel’s tail fescue, Clustered clover (Nationally scarce), Lady’s bedstraw, Sheep’s sorrel and Wild Clary. In places, where conditions are really parched vegetation is comprised almost entirely of lichens and bryophytes. At the base of the slopes where conditions are more mesotrophic species such as Ox-eye Daisy and Common Sorrel are found. Meadow Saxifrage (considered occasional in Suffolk) occurs in clusters throughout the cemetery. The cemetery is regularly mown and this plays an important in maintaining the short turf required by many of the plants characteristic of these dry grasslands. The site also has some magnificent mature trees, both coniferous and deciduous that are likely to be important for a wide range of birds and may support bats. In addition, the cemetery includes standing and fallen dead wood habitat that provides suitable habitat for the Stag Beetle. This nationally rare species retains an important stronghold in south-east Suffolk. It is relatively common in an around Ipswich and the Shotley peninsula, with its range extending eastwards to Woodbridge. A number of records for Stag beetle have been recorded in areas close to the Old Cemetery.