[citation needed] West Woods is approximately one fifth of the size of Savernake and was clear felled in 1928 then replanted, mainly with beech.

[3] In July 2020, it was announced that West Woods was the most likely origin of most of the sarsen stones used to build the outer circle and central trilithon horseshoe at Stonehenge.

[7][8][9] The wood is bisected by an ancient earthwork known as the Wansdyke, dating back to the 5th or 6th century BC.

[10] In February 2007 the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society conducted the first of a series of surveys which revealed considerable detail about West Wood and the surrounding areas, producing evidence covering a range of time periods including Mesolithic, Neolithic, and post-Medieval.

The report discusses the findings of four seasons' worth of field work and includes maps and tables of discoveries.