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Brandon Country Park
 Brandon Country Park is a country park in Brandon, Suffolk, England.[1][2][3][4] HistoryIn 1820 Edward Bliss bought Brandon Park house and grounds using wealth he generated from selling gun flint during the Napoleonic Wars.[5] He built a walled garden and an arboretum with exotic species including Blue Atlas Cedar, Monkey Puzzle Trees and Giant Redwoods. In the grounds he built a Gothic mausoleum using knapped flint and surrounded by Irish Yew trees. Both Bliss and his wife were laid to rest in the mausoleum but were later moved to Brandon Cemetery.[5] When the gun flint industry began to decline Bliss had his work force plant over 1 million trees, in the process creating Thetford Forest.[6] LandmarksBrandon Park house is Grade II listed with Historic England[7] and is a privately owned nursing home.[8] FacilitiesThe facilities include a cafe, walking, cycling, forest trails and walled garden.[9] Brandon Country Park Parkrun takes place every Saturday morning, the course is through woodland and on mixed trails.[10] In 2018 there were 175,000 visitors.[11] References
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