Exploring the location of 'ancient woodland': A statistical case study in Eastern England (UK)

Catherall-Ostler, Andrew and Williamson, Tom (2025) Exploring the location of 'ancient woodland': A statistical case study in Eastern England (UK). Landscapes, 25 (1). pp. 41-57. ISSN 1466-2035

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Abstract

Statistical approaches and spatial modelling remain under-used in studies of the English rural landscape; patterns and associations in the historical environment have instead usually been treated in a subjective and impressionistic, rather than an objective and analytical, manner. In this paper we employ mathematical modelling to explore the relationship of ancient woodland to soil types and parish boundaries in eastern England. We argue that such approaches can serve to highlight relationships and associations that are not immediately apparent, as well as test the significance of those that have already been proposed, and that they should be more widely adopted in landscape history.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ancient woodland,eastern england,parish boundaries,predictive modelling,geography, planning and development,history,nature and landscape conservation,archaeology,archaeology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of History
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Landscape History
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 06 Aug 2025 15:30
Last Modified: 07 Aug 2025 16:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100084
DOI: 10.1080/14662035.2024.2508042

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