 It was formerly managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.The site is a disused chalk pit, surrounded by woodland, and is primarily of interest for its population of Military Orchids, as over 95% of the United Kingdom population of this species occurs at this site.Other plants found at the site include mezereon, twayblade, pyramidal orchid, ploughman's spikenard ("Inula conyza"), and Southern adderstongue.