List of ancient woods in England
This list of ancient woods in England contains areas of ancient woodland in England larger than 10 hectares (25 acres). The list is arranged alphabetically by ceremonial county.
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B
[edit]Bedfordshire
[edit]The woodlands of Bedfordshire cover 6.2% of the county.[1] Some two thirds of this (4,990 ha or 12,300 acres) is broad-leaved woodland, principally oak and ash.[2] A woodland Trust estimate of all ancient woodland in Bedfordshire (dating back to at least the year 1600), including woods of 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) and upward suggests an area of 1,468 ha (3,630 acres).[3] This list of Bedfordshire's ancient woodland shows only those woods of over 10 ha (25 acres), all of which have SSSI status, and cover a total of 628 ha (1,550 acres). Of the eight woods shown, five fall roughly on the line of heavily wooded sandstone that runs diagonally across the county south of Bedford.[4]
Northants. | Northants. Cambs. | Cambs. |
Bucks. | Bedfordshire. | Cambs. Herts. |
Bucks. | Herts. | Herts. |
No. | Name | Public Access | Location | Area | References | |
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Ha | Acres | |||||
1 | Hanger Wood | ![]() | 52°08′02″N 0°32′52″W / 52.1339°N 0.5477°W SP 995494 | 24 | 59 | SSSI[5] |
2 | King's and Baker's Woods | ![]() | 51°57′23″N 0°39′30″W / 51.9563°N 0.6582°W SP 923295 | 212 | 524 | SSSI[6] NNR[7] BNCPWT[8] |
3 | Kingswood, Houghton Conquest | ![]() | 52°03′01″N 0°28′39″W / 52.0503°N 0.4775°W TL 045402 | 26 | 64 | SSSI[9] Local Gov[10] |
4 | Maulden Wood | ![]() | 52°02′14″N 0°17′45″W / 52.0371°N 0.2957°W TL 170390 | 149 | 368 | SSSI[11] FC[12] |
5 | Odell Great Wood | ![]() | 52°13′15″N 0°35′56″W / 52.2209°N 0.599°W SP 958590 | 86 | 212 | SSSI[13] Local Gov[14] |
6 | Potton Wood | ![]() | 52°08′09″N 0°10′20″W / 52.1359°N 0.1721°W TL 252502 | 85 | 210 | SSSI[15] FC[16] |
7 | Southill Lake And Woods | ![]() | 52°04′18″N 0°20′12″W / 52.0718°N 0.3367°W TL 141428 | 25 | 62 | SSSI[17] |
8 | Swineshead Wood | ![]() | 52°17′21″N 0°26′45″W / 52.2891°N 0.4459°W TL 061668 | 21 | 52 | SSSI[18] WT[19] |
Berkshire
[edit]![Muddy track through ancient trees in winter](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Track_in_Holliday%27s_Plain%2C_Windsor_Forest_-_geograph.org.uk_-_110805.jpg/252px-Track_in_Holliday%27s_Plain%2C_Windsor_Forest_-_geograph.org.uk_-_110805.jpg)
Berkshire has woodland covering 18,304 ha (45,230 acres), which is 14.5% of its land area.[20] The woodlands listed below are all ancient woods of 10 ha (25 acres) or more, and these cover some 2,403 ha (5,940 acres). A major proportion of the area is the area of woodland along the Surrey and Buckinghamshire borders. This is Windsor Great Park and Forest, and as well as the woodland area listed here, it has vast tracts of heath and parkland.[21] Also in the east of the county are woodlands on the southern end of the Chiltern Hills. The great majority of the woods listed are in West Berkshire and follow the line of the chalk hills across the county.[22]
Wilts. | Oxen. Bucks. | Bucks. |
Wilts. | Berkshire. | London. |
Wilts. | Hants. | Surrey |
Estuary | Glocs. | Glocs. |
Somerset | City of Bristol | Glocs. |
Somerset | Somerset | Somerset |
There is only one sizeable area of Ancient Woodland within Bristol. The Avon Gorge SSSI is partly within the city boundary,[42] but the woodland is mainly in Somerset, so is covered under that county.
Buckinghamshire
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9.4% of the land area of Buckinghamshire is Woodland.[43]
C
[edit]Cambridgeshire
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The ancient woods listed here are those over 10 ha (25 acres). With one exception, these are all SSSIs.[44] The woods are distributed very unevenly. Large areas of the fenland in the north-eastern side of the county have none. There are significant numbers in the south, toward Suffolk. More of the woods are found in the western half of the county, with three near Peterborough.
Cheshire
[edit]Cheshire has some 4% of its area under woodland - around half the national average.[78] Since 1994 the Mersey Community Forest has been promoting new woodland planting within the Merseyside and Cheshire region to alleviate this deficit, and also better manage the existing woodland to secure its future.[79] Cheshire has less ancient woodland, and in smaller units than most counties. Many of the ancient woodlands survive in steep valleys or cloughs, of small extent.[80] Taylor's Rough, Wellmeadow Wood, Warburton's Wood And Well Wood are examples of clough woodland too small for inclusion in this list. Most of the ancient woodland in the county is in units smaller than 10 ha (25 acres) and 65% of the area is in woods smaller than 5 ha (12 acres).[81] The list below is of ancient woodland larger than 10 ha (25 acres).
No. | Woodland | Public access | Grid ref. & map link | Area (ha) | Area (acre) | Citation website |
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1 | Peckforton Woods | Yes | SJ 523577 | 54 | 130 | SSSI |
2 | Roe Park Woods | Yes | SJ 860585 | 34.6 | 85 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
3 | Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods | SJ 640624 | 52.6 | 130 | SSSI | |
4 | Wimboldsley Wood | SJ 675642 | 19 | 47 | SSSI |
City of London
[edit]No Ancient Woodland remains in the City of London although the City of London Corporation are directly responsible for large areas of woodland elsewhere, notably Epping Forest (Essex), Highgate Wood (Greater London) and Burnham Beeches (Bucks)
Cornwall
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The county of Cornwall has woodland representing 7.5% of the Land Area.[82]
Steeple Woods -16.2 Ha (40 acres)[83][84]
Devichoys Wood -16 Ha (40 acres)[85]
Cumbria
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9.5% of the land area of Cumbria is woodland.[86]
D
[edit]Derbyshire
[edit]Devon
[edit]Dorset
[edit]- Duncliffe Wood[89]
- Holt Heath[90]
- Powerstock Common[91][92][93]
- Thorncombe Wood[94][95]
Durham
[edit]- Brignall Banks SSSI[96]
- Castle Eden Dene SSSI[97] and NNR[98]
- Hawthorn Dene SSSI[99][100]
- Hesleden Dene[101]
- Deepdale Wood[102][103]
- Pontburn Woods[104]
- Derwent Gorge SSSI[105] and NNR[106]
E
[edit]East Riding of Yorkshire
[edit]East Sussex
[edit]16.7% of the land area of East Sussex is woodland.[109]
Essex
[edit]- Epping Forest[110][111][112]
- Hadleigh Woods[113][114]
- Hockley Woods SSSI[115][116]
- Hatfield Forest SSSI[117][118]
- Nevendon Bushes[119][120]
- Norsey Wood[121][122]
G
[edit]Gloucestershire
[edit]11.2% of the land area of Gloucestershire is woodland.[123]
Greater London
[edit]- Bluebell Wood[126][127]
- Cherry Tree Wood[128][129]
- Coldfall Wood[130][131]
- Highgate Wood[132]
- Lesnes Abbey Woods[133]
- Oxleas Wood SSSI[134][135][136]
- Queen's Wood[137][138]
- Ruislip Woods NNR[139][140]
- Great North Wood[141]
- Scratchwood[142][143]
Greater Manchester
[edit]H
[edit]Hampshire
[edit]17.7% of the Land Area of Hampshire is woodland.[146]
Herefordshire
[edit]Hertfordshire
[edit]9.5% of Hertfordshire's land area is woodland.[148]
- Ashridge Estate
- Benington High Wood
- Birchanger Wood, near Bishop's Stortford[149]
- Broxbourne Woods NNR, near Broxbourne
- Bush Wood[150]
- Knebworth Woods
- Northaw Great Wood
- Sherrardspark Wood, near Welwyn Garden City
- Whippendell Wood, 65 ha (160 acres), Watford[151]
I
[edit]Isle of Wight
[edit]In 2012 the Isle of Wight Biodiversity Partnership commissioned a revised Ancient Woodland Inventory for the island, and this was completed in 2014. This has a list of all identified ancient woodland sites on the Isle of Wight.[152]
- Brading Wood, part of the Brading Marshes RSPB reserve[153]
- Parkhurst Forest[154]
K
[edit]Kent
[edit]10.6% of Kent's land area is wooded, and it has more ancient woodland than any other county.[155][156]
- Barrows Wood, Trundle Wood and High Wood around Wormshill[citation needed]
- Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill SSSI[157][158]
- Cobham Woods[159][160]
- Combwell Wood[161]
- Darenth Wood SSSI[162][163]
- East Blean Woods NNR[164][165]
- Ham Street Woods NNR[166][167]
- Parsonage Wood SSSI[168][169]
- Robins Wood SSSI[170]
- South Blean[171]
- West Blean NNR[172][173]
- Westerham Wood SSSI[174]
- Yockletts Bank SSSI[175][176][177]
L
[edit]Lancashire
[edit]- Boilton, Nab, Red Scar & Tun Brook woods, Preston
Leicestershire
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It is estimated that 2% of Leicestershire's land area is ancient woodland, of which half has been replaced by new plantings in recent times.[178] There are over 100 woods in Leicestershire believed to be ancient.[179] The sites listed below are those over 10 ha (25 acres) in size, and with one exception, all have SSSI status.[180] With one group of woods near Hinckley, in the south-west, the remainder fall into three broad areas. In East Leicestershire, close to the border with Rutland, are the woods near Leighfield Forest, an extensive Royal Forest which straddled the two counties.[181] North west of Leicester are the woods of Charnwood Forest. Further west are the woods of the coal measures toward the border with Derbyshire.
Derbys. | Notts. | Lincs. |
Staffs. Warks. | Leicestershire. | Rutland |
Warks. | Northants. | Northants. |
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Lincolnshire
[edit]- Bradley and Dixon Woods, Grimsby[204] 53°32′N 0°08′W / 53.53°N 0.13°W
- Legbourne Wood, Legbourne, Louth[205] 53°19′42″N 0°03′19″E / 53.32839966°N 0.05528353°E
- Stapleford Woods, Stapleford, North Kesteven[206][207]53°05′57″N 0°42′54″W / 53.099217°N 0.714969°W
- Reddings Woods, Kirkby on Bain, Lincolnshire, East Lindsey[citation needed] 53°08′46″N 0°09′18″W / 53.146°N 0.155°W
M
[edit]Merseyside
[edit]- Dibbinsdale, Wirral Hundred, Merseyside[208][209]
N
[edit]Norfolk
[edit]North Yorkshire
[edit]- Grass Wood, Wharfedale[212]54°05′06″N 2°01′04″W / 54.0851°N 2.0177°W
- Nidd Gorge, Knaresborough[213]54°00′50″N 1°29′13″W / 54.014°N 1.487°W
Northamptonshire
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The ancient woods of Northants are concentrated towards the south and west of the county, to that region bordering Bucks, Oxford and Beds. Many are managed by the Forestry Commission, although others are in private hands. They tend to occur on limestone soils in elevated country, and exhibit a diversity of habitats.
- Hazleborough Wood, part of Whittlewood Forest[214][215]
- Royal Forest of Rockingham[216][217]
- Salcey Forest[218]
- Whittlewood Forest[219]
- Yardley Chase SSSI[220]
Northumberland
[edit]- Allen Banks and Steward Gorge[221]
- Whittle Dene[222]
Nottinghamshire
[edit]O
[edit]Oxfordshire
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The ancient woods of Oxfordshire are concentrated in three distinct areas. In the south are woods of the Chiltern Hills. A second cluster lies to the east of Oxford. The Cotswolds woods on the western side of the county include those in the Royal Forest of Wychwood. Oxfordshire has nearly 18,000 ha (44,000 acres) of woodland in total (6.9% of its area), two-thirds of which are in woods of over 10 ha (25 acres). 1,839 ha (4,540 acres) of woodland is represented in the 17 ancient woods listed below. Some 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of woodland is split among the 3,390 woods smaller than 10 ha.[224] Many of these smaller woods may be ancient, but are not covered by this list. The list here covers woods of over 10 ha with SSSI status.[225]
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R
[edit]Rutland
[edit]- Burley Wood[247][248]
- Prior's Coppice[249][250]
S
[edit]Shropshire
[edit]- Wyre Forest NNR (also in Worcestershire)[251][252]
Somerset
[edit]Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Blackdown Hills, Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. Many of the woodland areas have been designated as SSSIs with some being managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust or Somerset Wildlife Trust. Woodland covers seven per cent of the land area of the county.[253]
South Yorkshire
[edit]- Bagger Wood[281]53°31′08″N 1°32′35″W / 53.519°N 1.543°W
- Beeley Wood[282]53°25′47″N 1°31′32″W / 53.42972°N 1.52556°W
- Watchley Crags[283]53°33′32″N 1°16′37″W / 53.55886°N 1.27681°W
Staffordshire
[edit]Suffolk
[edit]- Arger Fen and Spouses Grove[286]
- Assington Thicks[287]
- Bradfield Woods NNR[288]
- Bull's Wood[289]
- Calves Wood[290]
- Foxburrow Wood (Suffolk)[291][292]
- Palant's Grove[292]
- Snakes Wood[293]
- Staverton Park and the Thicks[294]
- Wolves Wood[295]
Surrey
[edit]22.4% of the Land Area of Surrey is woodland [296] this makes it the most wooded county in England.[155]
T
[edit]Tyne and Wear
[edit]- Thornley Wood SSSI [297][298]
- Derwent Walk Country Park woods[299]
- Stanley Burn Wood[300]
- Snipes Dene Wood, part of Gibside SSSI[301][302][303]
- Lands Wood, Winlaton Mill[304]
W
[edit]Warwickshire
[edit]- Bush Wood[citation needed]
- Rough Hill Wood[305][306]
- Ryton Wood SSSI[307][308]
West Midlands
[edit]West Sussex
[edit]18.9% of West Sussex's land area is woodland.[311]
West Yorkshire
[edit]Wiltshire
[edit]Worcestershire
[edit]- Grafton Wood[319][320]
- Laight Rough[321]
- Pepper Wood[322]
- Shrawley Wood[323]
- Wyre Forest (also in Shropshire)[251][252]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ National Inventory of Woodland and Trees - County Report for Bedfordshire (PDF). Forestry Commission. 2002. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2011.
- ^ National Inventory of Woodland and Trees - County Report for Bedfordshire (PDF). Forestry Commission. 2002. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Bedfordshire and Luton Habitat Action Plan: Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland" (PDF). Bedslife. Bedfordshire & Luton Biodiversity Partnership. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Geology map of Bedfordshire". Bedfordshire Geology Group. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "SSSI:Hanger Wood, Beds" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "SSSI:King's and Baker's Woods, Beds" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Bedfordshire's National Nature Reserves". GOV.UK. Natural England. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "King's Wood and Rammamere Heath". The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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- ^ "SSSI:Maulden Wood, Beds" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Maulden Wood". Forestry Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "SSSI:Odell Great Wood, Beds" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Harrold-Odell Country Park". Bedford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "SSSI:Potton Wood, Beds" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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- ^ "SSSI:Southill Lake And Woods, Beds" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "SSSI:Swineshead Wood, Beds" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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- ^ "SSSI: Windsor Great Park, Berks" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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- ^ "Avon Gorge SSSI Citation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "National Inventory of Woodland and Trees : Buckinghamshire" (PDF). Forestry Commission. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Sites of Special Scientific Interest search results for Cambridgeshire". Natural England. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "SSSI: Aversley Wood, Cambs" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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- ^ "SSSI: Bedford Purlieus NNR, Cambs" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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- ^ "SSSI: Brampton Wood, Cambs" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Brampton Wood". Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "SSSI: Buff Wood, Cambs" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Buff Wood". The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
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- ^ "SSSI: Gamlingay Wood, Cambs" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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