This wooded land is subdivided into three distinct portions - Boyd Royd Wood an oval area enclosed by a double bank and ditch forming an enclosure which covers an area of 31500m2 (Lee and Richardson 2003, para8.4); Wath Wood which surrounds Boyd Royd to the west and south and is bounded to the south east by a stretch of the Roman Ridge Linear Earthwork (SMR PRN 113). To the south of the Roman Ridge lies a section of woodland known as Fox Cover, "being originally part of Swinton Common" (Travis nd). Survey by ASWYAS and Travis has demonstrated the presence of possible Iron Age / Romano British cultivation terraces, linear boundary bank and ditch, medieval / post-medieval coal iron and clay extraction, medieval ridge and furrow, post-medieval charcoal production, early 19th century enclosure features, and medieval woodland banks. Travis concluded that land to the south east of the woodland was cultivated during the Romano British period with some reforestation during the period 410-1066. Ridge and furrow evidence within the south of Boyd Royd and in much of Wath Wood points to medieval clearance and agriculture in much of the wood whilst documentary evidence points to the use of the remaining woodland as woodland pasture. By the 17th century it is likely much of the area was being managed as woodland (Travis nd. Conclusion). Further detail for the archaeology of these woodlands should be sought in Travis ud, Cumberpatch 2001, and Lee and Richardson, 2003. Significant legibility of former cultivated areas.