Multi-period site in Micheldever Wood

The area was part of the Royal Forest of Pamber in the medieval period. Part of the present Micheldever Wood was later held by Hyde Abbey. The abbey was dissolved in the 16th century, and Micheldever Wood was purchased by Thomas Wriothesley; it later descended by marriage to the Dukes of Bedford, and was acquired in 1801 by Francis Baring, 1st Baronet. The wood was described in the 1820s by William Cobbett in Rural Rides as "one of the finest oak woods in England". It has been in the care of Forestry England since 1919.

Its size is 251.4 ha; the M3 motorway runs through the western side. The wood consists mostly of beech trees, interspersed with some conifers. There is a car park; there are picnic places and two walking trails. There is a range of wildlife species, and muntjac deer can be found. Notable displays of bluebells can be seen in the spring.