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BOWDEN HOUSTEADS WOOD
- VEGETATION
Taken together with the adjoining area of Spring Wood, Bowden Housteads
Wood forms the largest surviving block of ancient woodland in the
south-eastern part of Sheffield. It has areas of diverse, semi-natural
vegetation and is a good example of an ancient woodland that has
been modified by plantation forestry.
Bowden Housteads Wood can be subdivided into areas with different
species composition and other characteristics. The classification
of the different woodland types relates to that in the general descriptions
of woodland types elsewhere on
this website.
The distribution
of these different vegetation types can be seen on the vegetation
map below. Click on the key or on different areas on the map to
read descriptions of each vegetation type.
  
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