Access points at Sharphill Wood
There are three official access points to Sharphill Wood, one at the northern end (Peveril entrance) and two at the south-eastern corner. There is no access directly from a road.…
Browsing: About the Wood
Why trees have been felled at Sharphill Wood
Ash dieback, the tree disease currently attracting most attention, is unfortunately not the only disease that affects trees. Sharphill Wood has been struck by a number of other fungal infections…
10th Anniversary Event
Friends of Sharphill Wood: 10th Anniversary Event On 22 January 2018 the Group had been in existence for 10 years and to mark this milestone a special event was…
Housing development 2015
Housing Development adopted October 2015 Please click here to view Melton Road, Edwalton DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT Adopted October 2015 Page 53 shows the map for Sharphill wood
Housing development – 2009
Housing development As you probably know the owner of the land adjacent to the wood, Brian Wells, has decided to sell this land to developers who now have permission to…
The Geology of Sharphill Wood by Bob Addison
Surface Deposits The northwestern corner of the wood and the crest of the ridge are covered by a deposit of sand and gravel of Mid-Pleistocene (Cromerian to Ipswichian) age that…
Some history
Old Maps Of The Hill From old maps of the area its clear that Sharphill Wood is not ancient. The Chapman chart of 1774 does not show any trees there…
