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 | | The boundary of Barnsdale Forest starts at the River Don in the south, which is the approximate Northumbrian Boundary and continues to the River Aire in the north, i.e. |
 | | The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon "Ful-Wudu," meaning a wet, marshy woodland and the many streams, for example the River Rivelin, River Loxley, Porter Brook, Wyming Brook, River Don provided support for many different species, Hallam Moor is ideal for grouse and the whole area was a mixture of forest, open moors, and peat bogs. |
 | | Nearby was Rivelin Firth, which was a vast pasturage forest, abounding with trees of fine growth and some of the finest timber in England was to be found there. |
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