Puzzlewood

Puzzlewood (grid reference SO578092) is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.

[1][2] The site, covering 14 acres (5.7 ha), shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.

The area contains strange rock formations, secret caves and ancient trees, with a confusing maze of paths.

Scowles originated through the erosion of natural cave systems formed in the Carboniferous Limestone many millions of years ago.

It is usually impossible to date open-cast extraction precisely, although ores with a chemical signature consistent with those from the Forest of Dean were certainly used to make tools and weapons in the late prehistoric period.