Bottom Wood - history & management (1701)

Start & finish top of Old Dashwood Hill, downhill through beech woodland to get to Bottom Wood, then about 2 mile circular walk around this wood then back up hill to cars, 3 miles in total including steep hill. We will be looking at recent woodland management, tree planting and the impact of ash dieback, plus a chalk grassland glade. Historic features include sawpits, strip lynchets, a hollow way and site of an old well.