Thicket Drive Maltby

Maltby Wood (W1) - Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland - Maltby Wood is an ancient woodland which is included within the wider Maltby Commons and Woodlands LWS designation. The woodland features a mature oak and ash upper canopy with occasional silver birch. An under canopy of frequent young wych elm, ash and occasional wild cherry is present throughout much of the wood, with a third layer comprising abundant hazel coppice stools, with occasional hawthorn and the invasive cherry laurel. The ground flora is species rich, featuring an abundance and diverse mix of ancient woodland indicators (AWI), indicative of calcareous conditions. The woodland is located in Maltby, Rotherham, and can be accessed to the west by foot off Thicket Drive just off the B6427 Grange Lane. Further access points can be found on Leaf Close to the west and via Stainton Lane to the north. Following the sale of land to the south for a residential development, rights have been reserved for the benefit of the woodland which states the right to pass and re-pass with or without vehicles along the estate road (to be constructed in due course).