The main source of further information about South Yorkshire's woodlands are two books written by Professor Melvyn Jones with illustrations by Bob Warburton.

Sheffield's Woodland Heritage
Melvyn Jones and Bob Warburton
First published: 1989
Revised edition: 1993
Green Tree Publications
ISBN 0 9521733 0 1

Rotherham's Woodland Heritage
Melvyn Jones and Bob Warburton
First published: 1995
Rotherwood Press
0 903666 86 3

A chapter on the woodlands is also to be found in the following, which gives a more general introduction to the landscape of South Yorkshire and also provides information on the ancient settlements found in a number of the woodlands and on the use of timber from local woodlands in building.

The Making of the South Yorkshire Landscape
Melvyn Jones and Bob Warburton
First published: 2000
Wharncliffe Books
ISBN 1-871647-75-4



More general references on ancient woodlands and landscapes across Britain are:

Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape
Oliver Rackham
First published: 1976
Revised edition: 1990
Dent

The History of the Countryside
Oliver Rackham
First published: 1986
Dent