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This long, sinuous shaped woodland is one of several ancient woods situated in the parish of Bramford and listed in English Nature's Inventory of Ancient Woodland. The entire wood is enclosed by a woodbank, parts of which are probably medieval in origin. In addition, there are a number of internal ditches which divide the wood into compartments. The medieval parts of the wood which are considered to be the northern and southern sections are surrounded in places by a double woodbank. The northern section of the wood, as is typical of ancient woodlands, consists of hazel and field maple coppice with oak standards forming the tree layer. Further south, coppiced horse chestnut and sweet chestnut are abundant. In contrast the remainder of the wood is a recent plantation consisting mainly of sycamore with some beech. The ground flora is reasonably varied and a total of fifty two woodland plants have been recorded. Sanicle, violet, wood spurge and hairy St John's-wort are amongst the more uncommon plants on the species list. Of particular botanical interest and a strong indicator of ancient woods is the presence of a wild service-tree on the north western boundary. Some management work including coppicing and planting has taken place recently. Rearing of game birds is extensive throughout the wood.