Issue 118 – March 2017
ANCIENT WOODLANDS By Stephen Guy
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The incomers found a desolate but verdant landscape which had been largely ignored by the Romans. The Italian conquerors often settled by the coast or in other strategic areas such as by navigable rivers. Their straight roads were
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STRANGE beasts once stalked our woodlands, from bears and wolves to wild boar and great elks. They foraged for food in the greenwoods which carpeted much of the land. There were also vast areas of swamps where beavers and otters found homes to raise their young. About 1,500 years ago members of a tribe called the Angles left North Germany and sailed across the sea to an island they would name England. The Angles originally occupied lands east of the River Elbe before moving north to Schleswig. Their neighbours were tribes called the Jutes and Saxons. The latter joined the Angles on voyages and, once settled, established Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which flourished until the Norman Conquest in 1066. Hundreds of years later many Danes also sailed to England among the legendary Viking hordes who brought terror robbing and pillaging communities.
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designed to take armies and goods between outposts. Hundreds of years after the Romans left, the new settlers began to clear the woodlands and drain the swamps. Dangerous or damaging wild animals were exterminated. Villages grew up between clearings although decent roads, comparable to those built by the Romans, were not constructed in large numbers until the 18th century. Before that the roads were no more than pitted and rutted tracks, almost impassable in winter. It was often quicker to travel by sea from Liverpool than endure slow journeys over land. Toxteth and West Derby once had royal hunting forests, the exclusive preserve of the monarch, his guests and retainers. Until the Napoleonic wars much of Woolton and
Halewood still had miles of woodland. Most of it was felled to build warships and supply the war effort. South Liverpool still has some pockets of ancient woodland including Black Wood (pictured), Childwall Woods and around Camp Hill. These survived because landowners wanted to have scenic woods around their grand houses such as Childwall Hall and Allerton Tower. Most of the big houses have gone but the woods remain to be enjoyed by visitors of all ages, from bleak winters to glorious summers. n Learn more about the history of Liverpool at the Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, open 10 am to 5 pm every day, admission free.
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