Birkwith Wood

A very small block of woodland located directly to the east of a minor road, to the south of Burton in Lonsdale. Situated in rolling hills the site has a high landscape value even for its small size, being in an area of little woodland cover. Designated as an Ancient Woodland Site, in a Special Landscape Area, the woodland is composed predominantly of mature oak, ash, beech, birch and sycamore with some remnant elm. The under storey is composed of hazel, elder and blackthorn with good regeneration of the canopy species. The ground flora is indicative of ancient woodland, with bluebells, wild garlic, Dog Violet, wood sorrel and dogs mercury, on a damp, seasonally waterlogged soil.