Sands and gravels, river terrace deposits and some scattered mid. Edlington Formation (mudstones and sandstones).Stratigraphy is (uppermost/youngest at top): The regional dip is a gentle one to the east, hence younger rocks are found in that direction and older ones exposed to the west. Sandstones known as the Chester Formation. The larger part of the Forest is found across the outcrop of pebbly
Sherwood Forest is established over an area underlain by the It is a remnant of an older and much larger royal hunting forest, which derived its name from its status as the shire (or sher) wood of Nottinghamshire, which extended into several neighbouring counties (shires), bordered on the west by theĭomesday Book was compiled in 1086 the forest covered perhaps a quarter of Nottinghamshire (approximately 19,000 acres or 7,800 hectares) in woodland and heath subject to the National Nature Reserve encompasses 424.75 hectares (1,049.6 acres), surrounding the village of The area has been wooded since the end of the Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the
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