The work consisted of a protracted walkover survey which was carried out over several years from 2004 to 2009 largely by volunteers under the supervision of staff from Nottinghamshire County Council. The survey recorded a significant number of archaeological features within the woodland for which there was no prior information. Most of the features were as a result of army training activities in the 20th century, but holloways, banks, boundary markers, possible ponds and the previously mentioned large enclosure were also recorded.