Tyne and Wear HER(11245): Bradley, Sled Lane Pond and Crookhoe Wood - Details
11245
Gateshead
Bradley, Sled Lane Pond and Crookhoe Wood
Bradley
NZ16SW
Agriculture and Subsistence
Managed Woodland
Wood
Post Medieval
Natural Feature
Only 1.2% of Great Britain is ancient semi-natural broadleaved woodland. An Inventory of Ancient Woodland (sites over 2 hectares in size which have been in existence and have had a continuous history of tree cover since at least 1600 AD) was begun in 1981, compiled by English Nature. The aim is to ensure the continuance of the woods, the preservation of their wildlife and landscape value and appropriate management. Ancient woods are a living record of the biological effects of practices such as coppicing and wood pasture management. The natural vegetation of ancient woods, the undisturbed soil and drainage patterns and their contribution to the landscape comprise an irreplaceable conservation asset which once destroyed can never be recreated {Cooke and The Nature Conservancy Council, 1987}.
1271
6354
NZ12716354
Robert Cooke, 1987, Tyne and Wear Inventory of Ancient Woodland (Provisional), The Nature Conservancy Council; Kirby, K.J. et al, (1984), Inventories of ancient semi-natural woodland, www.ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk/CRDA/43/DD/2/43/image/p2@41.png