Over and Lawn Woods

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Over and Lawn Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, straddling Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. It is one of 133 SSSIs in the county. Other nature reserves nearby include Hales Wood and Great Wilbraham Common. For arrivals by rail, Dullingham Station is about 9.9 km to the north.

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