Spare land has been allocated on the eastern side for a possible ring road expansion, and when the landfill site to the west is remediated, provision has been made for the woodland to expand over that area.

[7] The site, which covers 78 hectares (193 acres) at a height of 20 metres (66 ft) aod, officially opened to the public in August 2024, by which time, 210,000 trees had been planted.

[9] Before mass planting took place, an archaeological investigation was carried out which determined that the site had limited noteworthy history despite being only 380 metres (1,250 ft) south of the theorised road between Eboracum (York) and Isurium (Aldborough).

[10] The site is designated to be mainly "native mixed broadleaf woodland", with a tree canopy cover of 65%, and open space areas making up the remaining 35%.

[3] Provision has been made for the woodland to extend westwards over the Harewood Whin landfill site (when areas there are no longer required for waste deposition), and also for the A1237 ring road to be widened if necessary in the future.