Round Plantation

Wood, Forest in Lincolnshire East Lindsey

England

Round 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

Round Plantation, located in Lincolnshire, is a picturesque woodland area known for its circular shape and serene atmosphere. Spanning over several hectares, this plantation is a remarkable example of a man-made woodland that has been carefully crafted to resemble a round shape, hence its name.

The plantation is predominantly composed of native tree species such as oak, birch, beech, and willow, creating a diverse and vibrant ecosystem. The lush green canopy offers a haven for various wildlife species, including birds, squirrels, deer, and rabbits, making it a popular spot for nature enthusiasts and birdwatchers.

Visitors to Round Plantation can take advantage of the well-maintained network of walking trails that wind through the woods, offering a tranquil and peaceful setting for a leisurely stroll or a more challenging hike. The trails are easily accessible and suitable for all levels of fitness, providing a great opportunity to immerse oneself in the beauty of nature.

Round Plantation is also home to a variety of wildflowers and plants, adding bursts of color and fragrance to the landscape. In the spring and summer months, the woodland floor comes alive with blooming bluebells, primroses, and daffodils, creating a magical ambiance.

The plantation is a protected area, managed by local authorities to ensure its preservation and conservation. It serves as an important habitat for wildlife and contributes to the overall biodiversity of the region.

Overall, Round Plantation in Lincolnshire is a captivating woodland destination that offers a serene and enchanting experience for nature enthusiasts, hikers, and anyone seeking a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

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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).
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.
The Lofts, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (1) See: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=352897&resourceID=19191#aRt" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=352897&resourceID=19191#aRt">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>

See also <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3799798">TF2978 : The Lofts and Scamblesby Thorpe: aerial 2014</a>.
The Lofts, Scamblesby: aerial 2023 (1)
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Round Plantation is located at Grid Ref: TF3078 (Lat: 53.285458, Lng: -0.041111826)

Administrative County: Lincolnshire

District: East Lindsey

Police Authority: Lincolnshire

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