An area designated as ancient and semi-natural woodland which is comprised of several compartments. The woodlands are depicted on the 1st edition OS map of 1854 with little alteration to the boundaries. The different compartments were probably once part of a larger wood before assartment took place (see HSY4164). The wood may once have been cultivated as a coppice wood. Legibility of the previous landscape is fragmentary as the area is still wooded.