Tiedje Woods was donated to the Thames Talbot land Trust in April of 2009 by John and Dorothy Tiedje of Sarnia. As life-long naturalists the Tiedjes had purchased the property 20+ years previously to enjoy and protect its natural features. They have entrusted the care of the property to TTLT creating a natural legacy. The 15-acre wooded property is on Sylvan Road, about 800 metres north of the bridge of the Ausable River in Hungry Hollow area just east of Arkona. Access is from Sylvan Road via a gateway which leads to a short track down to the creek. The property has a steep to rolling topography, covered with intermediate to early successional deciduous forest with good canopy cover. A low-order tributary of the Ausable River dissects the property towards the eastern boundary on Sylvan Road. A steeply-banked ravine flanks this creek. Among the more mature canopy trees present in the ravine are Sugar Maple, Beech, Black Walnut, Basswood, Ironwood and Black Cherry. A Butternut sapling (natural), as well as planted Blue Ash, Pawpaw, Cucumber Tree, and Redbud saplings were seen. There are some tall White Ash and a good understorey of ash seedlings. Several large Red Oak are present. A section of the woods at the northern edge of the property appear to be secondary growth resulting from clear-cutting and/or heavy grazing 30 years or more years ago. There is a dense forest understorey. The property was certified as ecologically sensitive through the Eco-Gift Program administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. The property lies within the boundaries of the Ausable River Valley Life Sciences ANSI and Ausable River ValleyCarolinian Canada site and has been enrolled in the Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program for many years.
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