Welcome ! This is a blog for people who want to be a friend of Wincobank Hill, for those who are fascinated, curious or concerned about the unique hill fort set high above Sheffield's Don Valley, encircled by ancient woodland that conceals the mysteries of history.

Who was here and why? Did they live, work or keep watch here? What part did this place play in the politics of an emerging nation? Was this the cradle of the British metal industry? And where was the water?

So many people are beginning to retell their stories, ask good questions and make suggestions that it's time to share what is happening ....

Thursday 2 December 2010

Wincobank Wonderland

If you go up to Wincobank Hill today you will walk through a magical woodland of coppiced oak, laden with frosted icing, twisted shapes created by the continual cutting back and regrowth as timber has been harvested over the centuries for charcoal-making or for firewood.

Wincobank Wood is one of the thirty-five ancient woodlands of the South Yorkshire Forest, part of our National Forest. Look at any unkempt space in Sheffield and you will see the forest trying to reassert itself, to push through the concrete and recreate the wild wood that was the refuge of Robin Hood. That's what I like to think anyway. Historians and scientists may have a different view. Come and have a look. Decide for yourself.
Or find out more from http://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/034/034.html
(The photograph above is by Joe Ogilvy and won first prize in the competition "Winter on Wincobank Hill").







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