Bonsall Wood and Ible Wood

Bonsall Wood and Ible Wood comprise Lot 3 of the Via Gellia Woods, one of only 2 lots remaining of this collection of four broadleaved native woodlands near Matlock, and occupy almost the entire northern side of a narrow wooded valley.  In the middle of the valley there are old quarry faces and spoil from previous excavations of the limestone rock. Some previous working areas may have potential to be developed into recreation bases or places to process timber brought down from the upper slopes. The trees in these woods are mostly young, approximately 20 year old broadleaves. There are some notable areas of mature conifer that we believe were planted in groups 50 years ago to screen the quarry workings.