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Woodland Survey 7
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13/06/05
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TA 1840 Brick Kiln Wood - 2007 Kiln Wood (W)
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275 (W. main part of wood) |
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Coppice stool recording |
| Report |
Hornbeam coppice with oak standards, occasional ash and sweet chestnut coppice.
The last cropping of this wood was in the 1940s with unrestricted growth since. The oak standards are probable re-plantings, with occasional double poled examples re-growth from earlier fellings of standards. Clear compartmentalisation with internal bankings and evidence of now defunct trackways surviving as shallow holloways bordered by oak standards. Clear boundary to N. with Markstakes Common, also marked by distribution of holly for winter forage. Hornbeam plantings of variable age, but generally consistent with early Post-medieval resource for nearby ceramics industry. |
| Woodland Survey 8 |
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1/06/05
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TA 1840 pt. Brick Kiln Wood - Long Wood 1911 OS
(E. part of Brick Kiln Wood, lying immediately W. of Bushey Field TA 282).
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| TA field no. |
TA 275 (part) |
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Recording of felled oak standard |
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Estimated girth 240cm, ring count 155.
Nineteenth century plantation standard.
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Kilnwood, coppice. Kilnwood, bluebells. A good indicator of ancient woodland.
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Chailey Pottery, flask and bowl. |
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Although Kilnwood was undoubtedly exploited for fuel for brick kilns in both Barcombe and Chailey it would also have supplied fuel for the pottery kilns lying just across the parish boundary in Chailey. |
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Chailey Pottery not only made everyday domestic wares but was also renowned for naive, but beautiful, decorative ware. The fine bowl, with an inscription recording May Day celebrations 'Fill your glasses lads and lasses round the maypole frisk and play smiling glancing singing dancing this is cupids holliday (sic) Th Alchorn Chailey South Common Sussex 1792' and the unusual watch face flask illustrated here, are now in Sussex Archaeological Society's Museum, Barbican House, Lewes. |
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