Twyford Forest
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Twyford Forest, more recently known as Twyford Wood, and once known as Witham Wood, is a commercial wood around , in Lincolnshire
, England
owned by the Forestry Commission
, England, an agency of the British Government and managed by its subsidiary, Forest Enterprise (England). About a third of the wood is long-established and the rest was planted with oak (Quercus robur) and conifers soon after 1950, around the runways of an airfield of the Second World War
period. Much of the original wood was cleared in 1943 so that the level land on which it stood could be used for construction of the air station called RAF North Witham
.
association is 712g Ragdale. Chalky till; slowly permeable seasonally waterlogged clayey and fine loamy over clayey soil. Boulder clay over upper Lincolnshire limestone.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
owned by the Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
, England, an agency of the British Government and managed by its subsidiary, Forest Enterprise (England). About a third of the wood is long-established and the rest was planted with oak (Quercus robur) and conifers soon after 1950, around the runways of an airfield of the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
period. Much of the original wood was cleared in 1943 so that the level land on which it stood could be used for construction of the air station called RAF North Witham
RAF North Witham
RAF Station North Witham is a former World War II airfield in Lincolnshire, England. The airfield is located in Twyford Wood, approximately east-southeast of Cotgrave; about north-northwest of London...
.
Soil and geology
The soilSoil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
association is 712g Ragdale. Chalky till; slowly permeable seasonally waterlogged clayey and fine loamy over clayey soil. Boulder clay over upper Lincolnshire limestone.