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Suffolk
- Places of Interest
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Brandon Country Park
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Bury Road, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 0SU
Tel: 01842 810185
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For thousands of years the area where the Park is now was an
open, sandy, windswept heath. Until 1942, when Lakenheath airbase was built, it
was Europe's largest inland sand dune system.
Edward Bliss, a businessman, bought over a thousand hectares
of the Brecks in 1820 to create a wooded park and arboretum. By the end of
World WarI, the park had fallen into neglect. As a result of the economic
depression caused by the war, the Government was determined to become
self-sufficient in timber. Thetford Forest, planted in 1927, is one of the
lowland forests they created.
At the end of the last century, English Nature leased land
from the Forestry Commission to return some of the commercial forestry areas to
the original heathland. Brandon Park Heath, only a mile from the Visitor
Centre, is the result. In just under 200 years, we've come full-circle.
When you and your family want to enjoy nature, and learn
about the environment and its history, visit Brandon Country Park. At Brandon,
you can stroll and picnic in the charming walled garden. You can also head
further afield, following the invigorating walks and cycle trails that guide
you through the arboretum, commercial forest and restored heathland.
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