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It was originally built in wood in 1859, but it was extended and rebuilt in late Victorian times.An electric railway runs its entire length.

In summer the wooded slopes above are a mass of myrtle and hydrangea. East Looe's cramped main street, edged with a jumble of jettied shops and cottages, tapers down to the quay.

The two wood and pantile shelters on either side of what was to become Tower Esplanade were useful refuges when it began to rain.

The story of Charles II hiding in an oak tree is true - it happened here, in what was then thickly wooded countryside.

In the distance is St John's Church, Bridgetown; the wooded hill to the right is now the large housing estate of Westonfields.

Founded in 1239 by the monks of Beaulieu Abbey, Netley Abbey occupies a pretty, wooded setting close to Southampton Water. The abbey was dissolved in 1536 and later became a private mansion.

Founded in 1239 by the monks of Beaulieu Abbey, Netley Abbey occupies a pretty, wooded setting close to Southampton Water. The abbey was dissolved in 1536 and later became a private mansion.

'Morlund', an ancient spelling preserving the word 'lundr', suggests that hereabouts Norse settlers entertained a superstitious awe for a wood or sacred grove set upon or close by moorland

The heavily wooded Belle Isle and Claiffe Heights bear witness to the zeal of Thomas Curwen in planting huge numbers of larch and other trees following his purchase of the land a century earlier.

Note the intricately carved screen, the work of the famous Hunstone family of wood-carvers from the village, which is affectionately known locally as 'Tidser'.

The second element of Bulphan's name is the word 'fen'.

There are reports of ten thousand being killed, and part of the local woods are still known as the Bloody Oaks.

The road climbs here along the chalk amid the beech woods of the Paradise Plantation. It picturesquely linked the old town with Meads, and was a popular stroll for visitors.

The builder, Wade Brown, was a local quarry owner; woods have now overgrown the local pits and quarries cut into the sides of Bathford Hill.

This Wiltshire village grew up on three roughly parallel terraces on the steep and well-wooded Avon valley side, with the parish church at the south end.

In the quieter hours of the day, the careful walker might well see deer feeding in the wood-bounded pastures. Harcombe House is a good example of the many fine properties here.

The wooded banks of this stretch of water are best explored by boat at high tide, though even at low tide the extensive mud flats are home to a huge variety of birdlife.

The lady in her long black dress and the gentleman wait for the ferryman to take them across to the western side of the lake, where the wooded Claife Heights stretch away to the right.

So many hop pickers came to the Paddock Wood area that a hospital called the Little Hoppers Hospital was built in the late 19th century.

In the background newly-built villas speckle the wooded slopes.

The spectacular beauty of the beech woods near the village of Cranham, particularly in autumn when the foliage changes colour, has long attracted visitors.

Here we see a tangled web of wood and rope in a photograph evoking the end of an era. Almost in the memory of this young lad, the sea had competed its final devastation of Slaughden.

The north wing, which is jettied on a moulded wood bressumer, remains half-timbered; the south wing was rebuilt in the 19th century to house the parish hall.

The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.