The beech woodland was planted to prevent this happening again and the hill became a hunting park and private game reserve as part of the Thornham Estate. It was sold in 1861 and came into the ownership of Joseph Milne, whose wife later sold the park to Norris Bradbury, a Royton councillor. Bradbury gifted the park to the people of Royton in 1919 as a peace offering at the end of the First World War.
The beech woodland was established to prevent a similar occurrence, and the hill transformed into a hunting park and private game reserve as part of the Thornham Estate. It was sold in 1861 and came under the ownership of Joseph Milne, whose wife later sold the park to Norris Bradbury, a Royton councillor. Bradbury presented the park to the people of Royton in 1919 as a gesture of peace at the conclusion of World War I.