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Following is a list of those areas of Ancient Woodland in England larger than 10ha. The list is arranged alphabetically by Ceremonial County.
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Bedfordshire
The woodlands of Bedfordshire cover 6.2% of the county.[1] Some two thirds of this (4,990ha) is broadleaved 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 0.1ha and upward suggests an area of 1468ha.[3] This list of Bedfordshire's ancient woodland shows only those woods of over 10ha, all of which have SSSI status, and cover a total of 628ha. 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 | Grid Ref. & map link | Area | Citation website |
| 1 | Hanger Wood | No | SP 995494 | 24 ha | SSSI |
| 2 | King's and Baker's Woods | Yes | SP 923295 | 212 ha | SSSINNRWildlife Trust |
| 3 | Kingswood, Houghton Conquest | Yes | TL 045402 | 26 ha | SSSICentral Bedfordshire Council |
| 4 | Maulden Wood | Yes | TL 068 389 | 149 ha | SSSIForestry Commission |
| 5 | Odell Great Wood | Yes | SP 958590 | 85.6 ha | SSSI Bedford Borough Council |
| 6 | Potton Wood | Yes | TL 252502 | 85 ha | SSSIForestry Commission] |
| 7 | Southill Lake And Woods | No | TL 141428 | 25 ha | SSSI |
| 8 | Swineshead Wood | Yes | TL 061668 | 21 ha | SSSIWoodland Trust |
Berkshire
Berkshire has woodland covering 18,304ha, which is 14.5% of its land area.[5] The woodlands listed below are all ancient woods of 10ha or more, and these cover some 2,403ha. 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.[6] 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.[7]
| Wilts. | Oxen. Bucks. | Bucks. |
| Wilts. | Berkshire. | London. |
| Wilts. | Hants. | Surrey |
| No. | Name | Public Access | Grid Ref. & map link | Area | Citation website |
| 1 | Ashridge Wood | SU500784 | 15.6ha | SSSI | |
| 2 | Bisham Woods | Yes | SU856850 | 83.67ha | SSSI Woodland Trust |
| 3 | Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods | Yes | SU509654 | 66.8ha | SSSI Wildlife Trust] |
| 4 | Catmore And Winterly Copses | SU375659 | 24.5ha | SSSI | |
| 5 | Combe Wood And Linkenholt Hanging | (On 'Test Way' footpath) | SU357596 | 107.5ha | SSSI |
| 6 | Coombe Wood, Frilsham | SU545735 | 19.7ha | SSSI | |
| 7 | Enborne Copse | SU433661 | 11.9ha | SSSI | |
| 8 | Great Thrift Wood | SU871782 | 13.9ha | SSSI | |
| 9 | Irish Hill Copse | SU405670 | 16ha | SSSI | |
| 10 | Kennet Valley Alderwoods | SU400675 | 55ha | SSSI | |
| 11 | King's Copse | SU577706 | 13.8ha | SSSI | |
| 12 | Moor Copse | Yes | SU633738 | 65ha | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 13 | Redhill Wood | SU423646 | 30ha | SSSI | |
| 14 | Snelsmore Common | Yes | SU460710 | 102.8ha | SSSI Country Park |
| 15 | Windsor Forest And Great Park | Yes | SU940730 | 1777ha | SSSI Crown Estate |
City of Bristol
| 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,[8] but the woodland is mainly in Somerset, so is covered under that county.
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
The ancient woods listed here are those over 10 ha. With one exception, these are all SSSIs.[9] 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 a three near Peterborough.
| No. | Woodland | Public access | Grid ref. & map link | Area (ha) | Citation website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aversley Wood | Yes | TL 163820 | 61 | SSSI Woodland Trust |
| 2 | Balsham Wood | TL589496 | 34.6 | SSSI | |
| 3 | Bedford Purlieus NNR | Yes | TL 042995 | 208 | SSSI NNR Forestry Commission |
| 4 | Brampton Wood | Yes | TL 180702 | 132 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 5 | Buff Wood | Yes | TL 283503 | 15.6 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 6 | Carlton Wood | TL 654530 | 10.3 | SSSI | |
| 7 | Gamlingay Wood | Yes | TL 242535 | 46 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 8 | Hardwick Wood | Yes | TL 354575 | 16.9 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 9 | Hayley Wood | Yes | TL 291529 | 52.1 | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 10 | Kingston Wood and Outliers | TL 325540 | 49 | SSSI | |
| 11 | Langley Wood | TL 607424 | 31 | SSSI | |
| 12 | Little Paxton Wood | TL 170635 | 45 | SSSI | |
| 13 | Madingley Wood | TL 401596 | 15.2 | SSSI | |
| 14 | Monks Wood NNR | Yes | TL 200800 | 170 | SSSI NNR |
| 15 | Out and Plunder Woods | TL 660549 | 28 | SSSI | |
| 16 | Over and Lawn Woods | TL 636484 | 45 | SSSI | |
| 17 | Perry Woods | TL 135665 | 66.7 | SSSI | |
| 18 | Ten Wood | TL 664558 | 17 | SSSI | |
| 19 | Thorpe Wood | Yes | TL 159986 | 11.5 | Wildlife Trust |
| 20 | Warboy's And Wistow Woods | TL 301819 | 41.7 | SSSI | |
| 21 | Waresley Wood | TL 262548 | 62 | SSSI | |
| 22 | Weaveley and Sand Woods | TL 226542 | 76 | SSSI | |
| 23 | West Abbot's and Lound Woods | TF 060012 | 51 | SSSI |
Cheshire
Cheshire has some 4% of its area under woodland - around half the national average.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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 and 65% of the area is in woods smaller than 5 ha.[13] The list below is of ancient woodland larger than 10 ha.
| No. | Woodland | Public access | Grid ref. & map link | Area (ha) | Citation website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peckforton Woods | Yes | SJ 523577 | 54 ha | SSSI |
| 2 | Roe Park Woods | Yes | SJ 860585 | 34.6 ha | SSSI Wildlife Trust |
| 3 | Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods | SJ 640624 | 52.6 ha | SSSI | |
| 4 | Wimboldsley Wood | SJ 675642 | 19 ha | SSSI |
City of London
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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Cumbria
Derbyshire
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Devon
Dorset
- Duncliffe Wood[14]
- Holt Heath
- Powerstock Common[15][16]
- Thorncombe woods[17]
Durham
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East Riding of Yorkshire
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East Sussex
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Essex
- Epping Forest
- Hadleigh Woods[18]
- Hockley Woods[19]
- Hatfield Forest
- Nevendon Bushes
Gloucestershire
Greater London
Greater Manchester
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Hampshire
Herefordshire
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Hertfordshire
Birchanger Wood, near Bishop's Stortford
Isle of Wight
- Brading Wood, part of the Brading Marshes RSPB reserve
- Parkhurst Forest
Kent
- Bedgebury Forest
- Barrows Wood, Trundle Wood and High Wood around Wormshill
Lancashire
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Leicestershire
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.[20] There are over 100 woods in Leicestershire believed to be ancient.[21] The sites listed below are those over 10ha in size, and with one exception, all have SSSI status.[22] 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.[23] 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. |
Lincolnshire
Bradley Woods, Grimsby
Merseyside
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Middlesex
Norfolk
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
- Hazleborough Wood, part of Whittlewood Forest
- Royal Forest of Rockingham
- Salcey Forest
- Whittlewood Forest
- Yardley Chase
Northumberland
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Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
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 of woodland in total (6.9% of its area), two-thirds of which are in woods of over 10 ha. 1,839 ha of woodland is represented in the 17 ancient woods listed below. Some 6,000 ha of woodland is split among the 3,390 woods smaller than 10 ha.[45] 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.[46]
| No. | Woodland | Public access | Grid ref. & map link | Area (ha) | Citation website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Rowant Woods | Yes (part) | SU750984 | 210 | SSSI |
| 2 | Bear, Oveys and Great Bottom Woods | SU693840 | 58 | SSSI | |
| 3 | Bould Wood | SP253205 | 58.7 | SSSI | |
| 4 | Harpsden Wood | Yes | SU761804 | 25.8 | SSSI |
| 5 | Holly Wood | SP588100 | 24.2 | SSSI | |
| 6 | Holton Wood | SP603080 | 49.5 | SSSI | |
| 7 | Lambridge Wood | SU734845 | 74 | SSSI | |
| 8 | Out Wood | SP408208 | 19 | SSSI | |
| 9 | Pishill Woods | SU715901 | 42 | SSSI | |
| 10 | Sarsgrove Wood | SP305243 | 41 | SSSI | |
| 11 | Stanton Great Wood | SP588093 | 57.5 | SSSI | |
| 12 | Sturt Copse | SP400150 | 5.3 | SSSI | |
| 13 | Waterperry Wood | SP605090 | 140 | SSSI | |
| 14 | Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods | SP603144 | 64 | SSSI | |
| 15 | Woodeaton Wood | SP450112 | 14 | SSSI | |
| 16 | Wychwood | SP332158 | 530 | SSSI | |
| 17 | Wytham Woods | SP462083 | 426 | SSSI |
Rutland
- Burley Wood[47]
- Prior's Coppice[48]
Shropshire
- Wyre Forest bordering Worcestershire
Somerset
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.[49]
South Yorkshire
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Staffordshire
Suffolk
Bull's Wood
Surrey
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Tyne and Wear
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Warwickshire
West Midlands
• Sutton Park
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
- Wyre Forest bordering Shropshire
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Forestry Commission: National Inventory of Woodland and Trees County Report for Bedfordshire 2002, p.2
- ^ Forestry Commission: National Inventory of Woodland and Trees County Report for Bedfordshire 2002, p.11
- ^ Bedfordshire and Luton Habitat Action Plan: Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland 2008 accessed 2011/09/20
- ^ Geology map of Bedfordshire, accessed 2011/09/20
- ^ Forestry Commission: National Inventory of Woodland and Trees County Report for Berkshire, 2002 accessed 08 October 2011
- ^ Woodland Trust: Focus on Berkshire. accessed 08 October 2011
- ^ Berkshire Geoconservation Group: Geology of Berkshire accessed 08 October 2011
- ^ Avon Gorge SSSI Citation
- ^ Natural England SSSI search for Cambridgeshire
- ^ Cheshire ancient woodlands leaflet
- ^ Mersey Community Forest
- ^ General observation about Cheshire woodland in Taylors Rough SSSI citation
- ^ Cheshire Wildlife Trust
- ^ Woodland Trust
- ^ Dorset AONB
- ^ Dorset Wildlife Trust
- ^ Dorset County Council
- ^ Rackham 1992, p. 82.
- ^ Rackham 1992, p. 62.
- ^ Wooded Wonders, exploring the natural heritage of ancient woodlands Leicestershire County Council, 2000. p.3
- ^ Squires 1994, p. 140.
- ^ Natural England SSSI search for Leicestershire
- ^ squires 1994, p. 49.
- ^ "SSSI: Allexton Wood, Leics" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Buddon Wood, Quorn, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Burbage and Sheepy Woods, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Burbage Common and Woods Visitor Centre" (PDF). Hinckley and Bosworth Council. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Cloud Wood, Breedon, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Cloud Wood". LRWT. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Dimminsdale, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Dimminsdale". LRWT. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Eye Brook Valley Woods, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Great Merrible Wood". LRWT. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Grace Dieu Wood, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Outwoods, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "The Outwoods" (PDF). Charnwood Council. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Launde Big Wood and Launde Park Wood, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "/Launde Woods". LRWT. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "/Martinshaw Woods". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Owston Woods, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Pasture and Asplin Woods, Breedon, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Skeffington and Tilton Woods, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Swithland Wood, Leicestershire" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ Woodward, Stephen, 1992, Swithland Wood: A study of its History and Vegetation, LMARS
- ^ Data on Oxfordshire Woodlands, Oxfordshire County Council, 2002 figures.
- ^ Natural England SSSIs in Oxfordshire
- ^ Squires 1994, p. 133.
- ^ Squires 1994, p. 117.
- ^ "National inventory of woodland and trees: Somerset" (PDF). Forestry Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Aller and Beer Woods" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Aller and Beer Woods". Wildlife Trusts. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Asham Woods" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Cheddar Wood" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Cogley Wood" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Dunkery & Horner Woods NNR". Special Sites. Natural England. Retrieved 25 Novemember 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Edford Woods and Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Great Breach and Copley Woods" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Harridge Woods". Somerset Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Hawkcombe Woods NNR". Natural England. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "North Exmoor" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Avon Gorge SSSI" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Leigh Woods NNR". Natural England. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Leigh Woods". Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife project. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Leigh Woods". National Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Longleat Woods" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Long Dole Wood and Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Neroche Scheme". Neroche. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Postlebury Wood" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Sparkford Wood" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Towerhouse Wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Twinhills Woods and Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Weston Big Wood" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Weston Big Wood". Reserves. Avon Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
References
- Rackham, Oliver (1992). The Woods of South-East Essex. Rochford District Council. ISBN 0951186302.
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