"The three adjoining woodlands of Wheata Wood, Prior Royd and Birkin Royd are located immediately to the north west of Grenoside, which lies on the northern edge of Sheffield, roughly 8 kilometres north of the city centre. The three woods form part of an extensive wooded area. However, unlike most of the other woodlands in the locality, those of Wheata Wood, Prior Royd and Birkin Royd are semi-natural or replanted ancient woodlands" (http://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/033/033.html#) accessed 12th Jan 2005. These woodlands, which include two substantial and probably late-medieval or post-medieval clearings contain a number of woodland archaeology features typical to Sheffield including charcoal burning platforms, evidence of former coppice management, tracks, quarrying, bomb craters and banks. There is also a scheduled Romano-British field system in Wheata Wood (NAA 2001, 46-64). Fragmentary but important survival of Romano-British field system.