Location
Publicly Accessible
Yes
Other names
Part of Teversal Trail.
Map
Alignments
No specific alignments, though the “Mam line” passes through a corner of the site.
Associated Deities
Ancestors,
River Doa Lea,
Associated Celebrations
Summer solstice – Local Pagans have celebrated the Summer Solstice sunset here.
Special Features
Silverhill has the highest artificial point in Nottinghamshire, crowned with a monument called “Testing for Gas” a tribute to the Miners of Nottinghamshire. The site is a former mine spoil heap on the site of what was Silverhill colliery which closed in the 1990s, and was subsequently developed in 2005 into what is now called Silverhill wood. The monument at the top of the site is surrounded by a modern stone circle of 8 stones aligned to the ordinal points.
The age of the wood is very apparent. There are no old trees, and little to no mushrooms pop up here in the autumn, indicating that the ecosystem is yet to fully develop into a mature environment. That being said there is quite a variety plants here, and no shortage of them are edible too. Common wildlife to see here include Buzzards, Crows, Row Deer, Swans and Mallards.
Flora
| Food Plants | Other Plants | Ogham Trees | Mushrooms |
| Jack-In-The-Hedge Pignuts Cowslips Common Vetch Lesser Celandine Hogweed Wood Avens Wild mustard Sea Buckthorn Oxeye Daisy | Herb Robert Coltsfoot Horsetail Golden Rod Mugwort Plantain | Birch Rowan Alder Willow Ash Hawthorn Oak Holly – — Blackberry Ivy — Blackthorn Elder Pine — Gorse —- —- |