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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]
Pages in category "Ancient woods in England" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Ancient woodland; List of ancient woods in England; A ...
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]
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Most of the modern woodlands that remain in England are descended from the original wildwood, but are now maintained in a semi-natural state through management, rotational felling, and exploitation for products such as timber. Where these woodlands have remained ecologically continuous since at least 1600 AD, they are known as ancient woodland. [2]
This is a list of some of the forests in the United Kingdom. Care should be taken to distinguish extensive wooded areas from royal forests which may never have been particularly wooded within historical times.
United Kingdom portal; Articles about forests and woodland in the United Kingdom.Note that the older meaning of the word forest as an area set aside for hunting is still applied to some areas, and therefore some of these forests in fact contain very few trees.
The New Forest is an ancient forest that was planted around 1000 CE. Much of the forest has been within the New Forest National Park since 2005. [46] [47] Parkhurst Forest: Isle of Wight: 395 Parkhurst Forest is one of the oldest forests in England. It is home to rare plant and tree species as well as some less common insects. [48] [49]