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Ancient woodland on Inchmahome island in Scotland. In the United Kingdom, ancient woodland is that which has existed continuously since 1600 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (or 1750 in Scotland). [1] [2] The practice of planting woodland was uncommon before those dates, so a wood present in 1600 is likely to have developed naturally. [3]
Puzzlewood (grid reference) is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The site, covering 14 acres (5.7 ha), shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
The woodlands of Bedfordshire cover 6.2% of the county. [2] Some two thirds of this (4,990 ha or 12,300 acres) is broad-leaved woodland, principally oak and ash. [3] 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). [4]
Epping Forest is a 2,400-hectare (5,900-acre) area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex.The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London built-up area.
By 1745, John Rocque's map of London and its environs showed the woodland to be only 3 miles (4.8 km) wide, turned over to agricultural common land at Croydon, Penge, Streatham, Knight's Hill, Dulwich and Westwood. Private landowners cleared much of the surviving woodland such as in the south under the Croydon Inclosure Act 1797 (37 Geo. 3. c.
Swithland Wood is a public woodland in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire. Although close to the village of Swithland, it is almost entirely within the parish of Newtown Linford, just north of Bradgate Park and also near Woodhouse Eaves and Cropston. The wood is Leicestershire's most important ancient woodland for nature conservation. [6]
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Jones' Hill Wood is a 1.8-hectare (4.4-acre) piece of ancient woodland between Great Missenden and Wendover in Buckinghamshire. [1] [2] It is part of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [3] The woods are formed mainly of beech trees and provide a habitat for badgers, bats, foxes, and tawny owls. [4]