Part of old Limecraigs Estate, owned by the Duke of Argyll. An estate house on a nearby site has been there for at least 250 years. Big estate owners had what are known as "policy" woods around their property and this wood is probably a remnant of this. Its most important wildlife features are its wych elms, including a line of them which seems to have been planted to screen the wood from the railway line. Recommendation: core area to be mapped as part of Campbeltown Elm project.