Belt Plantation

Wood, Forest in Lincolnshire East Lindsey

England

Belt Plantation

Direction Sign – Signpost on Rowgate Road, Scamblesby parish Located on the northwest side of the crossroads of Rowgate Road and Oslear's Lane, east of the village, Scamblesby parish. 4 arms and no finial. See also <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/466098" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/466098">Link</a>.

Milestone Society National ID: LI_TF2978
Direction Sign – Signpost on Rowgate Road, Scamblesby parish Credit: A Riley

Belt Plantation is a woodland area located in Lincolnshire, England. It is known for its dense forest and abundant wildlife, making it a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers.

Covering an area of approximately 100 hectares, Belt Plantation is predominantly composed of mature broadleaf trees, including oak, beech, and ash. These towering trees create a dense canopy, providing shade and shelter for a variety of flora and fauna. The forest floor is adorned with a carpet of wildflowers and ferns, adding to its natural beauty.

Due to its rich biodiversity, Belt Plantation is home to numerous species of wildlife. Visitors can spot a wide range of birds, such as woodpeckers, owls, and songbirds, as well as mammals like deer, foxes, and badgers. The woodland also provides a habitat for various insects and small reptiles.

The plantation offers several well-maintained trails and footpaths, allowing visitors to explore the woodland at their own pace. These paths wind through the forest, offering glimpses of picturesque streams and ponds along the way. A visit to Belt Plantation provides an opportunity to immerse oneself in nature, enjoy the peaceful surroundings, and observe the beauty of the changing seasons.

Managed by the local forestry commission, Belt Plantation is committed to sustainable woodland management practices. This includes regular tree planting and maintenance to ensure the longevity of the woodland ecosystem. The plantation also serves as an educational resource, with guided nature walks and workshops organized throughout the year.

In conclusion, Belt Plantation in Lincolnshire is a captivating woodland area, offering a haven for wildlife and a serene retreat for nature lovers. Visitors can expect to be enchanted by the forest's natural beauty and discover a wealth of biodiversity within its borders.

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Direction Sign – Signpost on Rowgate Road, Scamblesby parish Located on the northwest side of the crossroads of Rowgate Road and Oslear's Lane, east of the village, Scamblesby parish. 4 arms and no finial. See also <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/466098" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/466098">Link</a>.

Milestone Society National ID: LI_TF2978
Direction Sign – Signpost on Rowgate Road, Scamblesby parish
Located on the northwest side of the crossroads of Rowgate Road and Oslear's Lane, east of the village, Scamblesby parish. 4 arms and no finial. See also Link. Milestone Society National ID: LI_TF2978
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1) See <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7002944">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1)</a>. 

A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. Cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995. The terraces were at Gaumer Hill, east of High Field Farm.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1)
See LinkExternal link and TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1). A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. Cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995. The terraces were at Gaumer Hill, east of High Field Farm.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (2) See <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7002944">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1)</a>. 

A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. Cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995. The terraces were at Gaumer Hill, east of High Field Farm. 

Gaumer Hill right. View is southwards along western Wolds escarpment, with Bluestone Heath Road running parallel (top left).
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (2)
See LinkExternal link and TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1). A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. Cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995. The terraces were at Gaumer Hill, east of High Field Farm. Gaumer Hill right. View is southwards along western Wolds escarpment, with Bluestone Heath Road running parallel (top left).
The Viking Way north of Belchford
The Viking Way north of Belchford
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby, cultivation terraces: aerial 2022 See: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby, cultivation terraces: aerial 2022
See: LinkExternal link
View towards Scotland Barn
View towards Scotland Barn
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (1) Note the cultivation terraces: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=563d78cc-6882-4a3d-b1c5-bd7eba4eb800&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=563d78cc-6882-4a3d-b1c5-bd7eba4eb800&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and
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For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504508">TF2978 : The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5)</a>.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (1)
Note the cultivation terraces: LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2978 : The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5).
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (2) Note the cultivation terraces: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=563d78cc-6882-4a3d-b1c5-bd7eba4eb800&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=563d78cc-6882-4a3d-b1c5-bd7eba4eb800&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and
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For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504508">TF2978 : The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5)</a>.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (2)
Note the cultivation terraces: LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2978 : The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5).
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3) Note the cultivation terraces: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=563d78cc-6882-4a3d-b1c5-bd7eba4eb800&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=563d78cc-6882-4a3d-b1c5-bd7eba4eb800&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and
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For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504508">TF2978 : The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5)</a>.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3)
Note the cultivation terraces: LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2978 : The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5).
Chalk showing on Wolds escarpment, Scamblesby Grove: aerial 2023
Chalk showing on Wolds escarpment, Scamblesby Grove: aerial 2023
Natural amphitheatre  in the Wolds escarpment near Scamblesby Grove: aerial 2023
Natural amphitheatre in the Wolds escarpment near Scamblesby Grove: aerial 2023
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (1) See: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and

For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504467">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3)</a>.
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (1)
See: LinkExternal link and For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3).
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (2) See: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and
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For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504467">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3)</a>.
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (2)
See: LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3).
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (3) See: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and
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For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504467">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3)</a>.
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (3)
See: LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3).
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (4) See: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and
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For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504467">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3)</a>.
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (4)
See: LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3).
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5) See: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=205fbadd-b42b-43d3-b580-56ed115f3240&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and
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For more cultivation terraces nearby see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7504467">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3)</a>.
The Lofts, with cultivation terraces, SE of Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2023 (5)
See: LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link For more cultivation terraces nearby see TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (3).
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (4) Or maybe a happy toad? I think the "eyes" are pits.

A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. 

See <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7002944">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1)</a>. 

The report says the cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995, but some remain, and there appear to be traces of others in the shadow.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (4)
Or maybe a happy toad? I think the "eyes" are pits. A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. See LinkExternal link and TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1). The report says the cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995, but some remain, and there appear to be traces of others in the shadow.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (5) Or maybe a happy toad? I think the "eyes" are pits.

A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. 

See <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42287&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7002944">TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1)</a>. 

The report says the cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995, but some remain, and there appear to be traces of others in the shadow.
Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (5)
Or maybe a happy toad? I think the "eyes" are pits. A pronounced series of cultivation terraces with working platforms up to 9m wide and with 6.5m vertical intervals. See LinkExternal link and TF2877 : Gaumer Hill, Scamblesby: aerial 2021 (1). The report says the cultivation terraces were ploughed up by the farmer the week beginning 5th June 1995, but some remain, and there appear to be traces of others in the shadow.
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Belt Plantation is located at Grid Ref: TF3077 (Lat: 53.278227, Lng: -0.048012337)

Administrative County: Lincolnshire

District: East Lindsey

Police Authority: Lincolnshire

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