1 “Stoneleigh Park” first appears on a map from 1787, but is shown as the area of the deer park – (WA 2865) – not the area around the Abbey. ...
Stoneleigh Abbey Park, a landscape park dating to the Imperial period. The park is marked on various maps, the earliest of which dates to 1787. Some of the features of the park are visible as earthworks. It is situated to the north east of Thickthorn Wood.
1 The Deer Park is shown on a map of 1597 (CRO Z139/3b). It is difficult to assess its exact area, but the southern boundary follows a line ...
Stoneleigh deer park, where deer were kept for hunting during the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. It is marked on several maps, the earliest of which dates to 1597. The deer park is located to the south east of Stoneleigh.
Amongst the varied trees of Priory Park, Warwick, there is a particular species that greatly interests me as someone with a vested interest in our ancient geological past. This is ...
Warwickshire Museum holds a seed from the coco de mer palm tree and it is definitely worth a look as it is possibly one of the original specimens making up the ...
The first woodlands
Following retreat of the last ice sheets, roughly 12,000 years ago, the climate warmed and woodlands spread over much of central England, colonising the rich fertile soils, nourished ...