A plantation woodland probably planted after the construction of the reservoir. This area of woodland is situated over the previous bank of Dale Dike Reservoir which burst in 1864 causing the Sheffield Flood. Prior to this the area was probably used as valley floor meadows, which were enclosed from open moorland. Traces of the former bank exist in the woods making legibility of its previous use partial. The date of origin of the moorland is uncertain but it had probably developed in this area by the Roman period (see Bevan 2003 for discussion of environmental evidence in the area).