Historic Landscape Character Area 6
Great Ridge and Grovely
Location
- The woodlands of Great Ridge and Grovely Woods on higher ground on the West Wiltshire Downs.
- This Historic Landscape Character Area is surrounded by HLCA 5 Chalk Downland.
Summary Description
- The ancient woodlands of Grovely and Great Ridge, marked by a high occurrence of conifer plantations.
- Roman road crossing east west across the woodland.
- Woodland divided into blocks by woodland rides and grid like forestry tracks.
- Areas of historic woodland clearance.
- Iron Age and Romano British earthworks on the woodland fringe.
- Medieval hunting forest of Grovely and the ancient parish boundary of Grovely.
- Continuity of land holding in Grovely Wood.
The full Historic Landscape Character Area description is available to download from the Historic Environment Action Plan Pages
