1 A complex of ancient coppice woods of 95 ha.
These woods appear to be recorded from at least the 12th century. They all seem to have been subject to common ...
Birchley Wood, New Close Wood and The Grove are managed woodlands. The woodland comprises: woodbanks, some dated; a possible early brickworks; and evidence of ancient coppicing. The woodland management may date back to the Medieval period or earlier.
1, 2 Ryton Wood is a large wood of 86ha. Within the wood are two enclosures surounded by large woodbanks, with those around the enclosure to the west (henceforth referred ...
Ryton Wood, a Medieval (and probably earlier) managed woodland. The woodland comprises: complex woodbanks of various dates; probably late to Post Medieval assarts; and evidence of ancient coppicing. The wood is situated 1km east of Bubbenhall.
1 A wood of 40ha. Much of the wood is demarcated by a woodbank, in places very sinuous, of Medieval type, with later additions to the south-west, north and north-west ...
Princethorpe Great Wood, a Medieval (possibly earlier) managed woodland. The woodland comprises: woodbanks; ridge and furrow cultivation; and probable evidence of ancient management.
1 Windmill Naps is a complex wood of 33ha. The earthworks consist of large woodbanks and ditches around the two areas of probable ancient woodland, Tylers Grove to the north ...
The site of a managed woodland dating from the Medieval period and contains earthworks including a boundary similar to that surrounding a deer park. It is located 750m south east of Birmingham Rugby Football club.
1 A small wood of 3ha. The eastern two-thirds of the site is demarcated by a sinuous but heavily poached (by cattle, when recorded in 1987) woodbank of Medieval type. ...
Hobditch Coppice, a managed woodland dating from the Medieval period to the present. It is located 300m north of Dean's Green.
1 The whole of this wood of 8ha overlies large and possibly Medieval ridge and furrow so it is clearly a secondary wood. There is a large holloway within the ...
Hanging Wood, a managed woodland, possibly dating back to the Medieval period. A hollow way runs along the edge of it and there are earthworks of ridge and furrow. It is situated 400m north of Tattle Bank.
1 Site visit revealed extensive network of Medieval banks and ditches, probably associated with woodland management. Also evidence of coppicing.
Weston and Waverley Woods. A site visit to the wood revealed an extensive network of Medieval banks and ditches associated with woodland management. The woods lie to the south west of Bubbenhall.
1 Although it is a large wood of 103ha, most of Hay Wood is now conifer plantation. Around much of the edge of the wood is a large woodbank with ...
Hay Wood, the heavily coniferised remains of a Medieval wood. The woodland comprises woodbanks and evidence of ancient coppicing.
1 In 1316 the canons of Kenilworth secured surrender of common rights in a wood called Thickthorne and a pasture called Littlehay which stretched from Sohochale lidgate to the hedge ...
Medieval Wood
1 A large deciduous wood of 71ha. Wappenbury’s earthworks appear to be relatively simple. Much of the wood has a woodbank of Medieval type, although there are a number of ...
Wappenbury Wood, a Medieval (and probably earlier) managed woodland. The woodland comprises woodbanks and evidence of ancient coppicing.