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TREETON WOOD Treeton Wood is situated between Treeton and Aughton, 6 kilometres south of the centre of Rotherham and not far from Ulley Country Park. It is the largest semi-natural woodland in the local area and a prominent feature in the local landscape, providing a wooded backdrop to the village of Treeton. In common with nearby
Hail Mary Hill and Falconer Woods, Treeton
Wood is a semi-natural woodland of ancient origin, meaning that it has
been in existence for at least the last 400 years. It is first mentioned,
in a document dating from around 1600, as a coppice woodland belonging
to the 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, and is also mentioned in various other
historical documents which make reference to both coppicing and the sale
of oak bark for local use in the tanning of leather.
The majority of the
site is dominated by dry, acid woodland with a mixture of young Birch
and Oak. Along Treeton Brook, which defines the south-eastern edge of
the wood, there is a strip of damper and more nutrient-rich woodland,
characterised by a mixture of Elm and Wych Elm. There are also a number
of small clearings of various sizes, occupied by acid grassland. The site
supports a good range of plant and animals, several of which are nationally
rare. Other nearby Heritage Woodlands are:
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