Ancient woodlands first recorded in documents in 1600 and 1637 and probably part of the Old Park Wood to the south which was part of Shirecliffe Deer Park (http://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/027/027.html). 'Scraith' is a corruption of 'Scryh' or 'Scree' referring to the steep slope of this area of land. 'Spring' indicates the presence of Coppice management in this area. These woodlands have been reduced in size by around 50% since 1851 due to the encroachment of housing Legibility of previous character types is uncertain as we have no evidence as yet for an earlier landscape character type.