▁with ▁con if ers . ▁The ▁wood land ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁ped un cul ate ▁o ak , ▁sess ile ▁o ak ▁with ▁horn be am ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁ge an ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁At ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁wood ▁is ▁a ▁dis used ▁pit ▁which ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁ash ▁and ▁ge an . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁consisting ▁of ▁acid ic ▁grass land . ▁W ain ▁Wood ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁a ▁diverse ▁but ter fly ▁fa una ▁including ▁pur ple ▁ha irst re ak , ▁and ▁the ▁spe ck led ▁wood . ▁ ▁History ▁W ain ▁Wood ' s ▁name ▁has ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁ ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁pag an ▁worship ▁but ▁it ▁may , ▁more ▁pro sa ically , ▁derive ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁word ▁for ▁a ▁w agon ▁and ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁w agon ▁way ▁which ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁area . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁Qu aker ▁families ▁from ▁H itch in ▁for ▁recre ation , ▁mainly ▁the ▁enjoy ment ▁of ▁nature . ▁Horn be am ▁was ▁co pp iced ▁here ▁and ▁the ▁b ark ▁of ▁the ▁trees ▁was ▁collected ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁t anning . ▁The ▁author ▁and ▁Bapt ist ▁pre acher ▁John ▁Bun yan ▁pre ached ▁in ▁W ain ▁Wood , ▁sometimes ▁the ▁con greg ations ▁in ▁the ▁wood ▁would ▁number ▁into ▁the ▁thousands . ▁Up ▁to ▁th ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁anni versary ▁services ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁wood ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁Bun yan ' s