Ecclesall Woods

It covers approximately 350 acres (1.4 km2) of mature semi-natural deciduous woodland which was previously used for timber and charcoal, and is currently managed by the city council for the benefit of wildlife and visitor access.

[4] There is a modern sawmill within the woods, which was built after extensive storm damage to trees in 1962.

It is operated by a private company, but there are plans to use it as both a working sawmill and an information centre.

[4] There is a grave stone dating from 1786, commemorating the death of George Yardley killed in an accidental fire in his woodland home, after an evening in the local hostelry on Abbey Lane.

A cup and ring-marked stone was discovered in 1981, and has been dated to the late Neolithic or Bronze Age periods.