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Newsletter March 2026

Leadburn Community Woodland – March 2026

The woodland is slowly emerging from winter dormancy. This month, however, it is interesting to have some reminders of its previous life:- 

In the late 20thC, under the Forestry Commission, Restoration Bog was an area of experimental forestry plots. Some of the old labels can still be seen.

Before that, in the 1940s, WW2 ammunition huts covered much of the rest of the Woodland.  This photo (taken from just beyond our boundary) shows clearly the protective earth ramparts that surrounded each hut .

The final photo shows the results of last month’s volunteer work on renewing the end section of the WW2 building roof.

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2 responses to “Newsletter March 2026”

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    Pete

    If you haven’t come across them, there could be other interesting features to be found on the National Library’s ‘Georeferenced’ Maps. E.g this LiDAR view, overlaid on the 25″ to a mile OS map 1892-1914! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.2&lat=55.77723&lon=-3.22093&layers=LIDAR_DTM_1m&b=168&o=91

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    1. pstevenson12345 Avatar
      pstevenson12345

      Thanks for sharing that link Pete – that’s a very interesting view.
      The hut footprints are very clear, as well as all the original drainage and planting lines from the old forestry plantation.

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