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Superstitions lingered in the New Forest longer than in many places and are still recounted. Ill-fortune is still occasionally blamed upon a mischievous elf called Laurence.

Set in the heart of Charnwood Forest, this pretty village was a favourite destination for Edwardian trippers, and features on many postcards.

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

In the valley to the east are the winding waters of the River Avon, to the west the trees of Ringwood Forest.

Although a fair distance from the present limits of the New Forest, Bucklers Hard was certainly within its boundaries at the time of William the Conqueror - there may well have been a small settlement

In medieval times, guards were posted to keep watch and to guide people from the nearby Forest of Galtres so as to protect them from the packs of wolves that roamed the area.

However, the area also attracted its fair share of sheep-stealers, smugglers and poachers, who knew the area well and could disappear into the forest at the slightest chance of being caught

This bridge spans the River Severn, which rises in the nearby Hafren Forest from the slopes of Plynlimon (in Welsh Plumlumon or Pumlumon Fawr), the highest mountain in mid-Wales at 2468 feet.

The latter would take trippers to the many beautiful localities nearby, such as Purbeck and the New Forest.

An annual custom is the blowing of a forest horn every night from September to Shrove Tide.

The low wall and gatepost on the left belong to the Foresters' Hall, which was used by the Ministry of Health and Social Security after the Second World War.

Blakeney stands at the edge of the Forest of Dean at the point where Blackpool Brook and Soudley Brook meet.

Lymington is surrounded by pleasant countryside, and the town makes an excellent base for exploring the New Forest. A

Cadnam's extensive green is yet another of those delightful wide open spaces that seem to always be in close proximity to so many New Forest villages.

An old New Forest tradition alleges that the ponies are the descendants of Spanish horses that swam ashore from the wrecked galleons of the Spanish Armada.

Lyndhurst is known as the capital of the New Forest, with the ancient hunting ground lying all around. The town's name comes from Old English and means lime or linden wood.

This is one of the numerous 'dens', or forest clearings, in this part of Kent.

THE WATERFALL c1960 This little scene of timber and water gives a feeling of how tranquil the Forest of Feckenham must have been when it covered the hills and vales round about.

Half a mile from Lyndhurst and yet located within the parish lies the scattered hamlet of Emery Down, surround- ed by peaceful forest glades and countryside.

This little village on the edge of Ashdown Forest was a centre of the Wealden iron industry. It once had three foundries, the last of which became a gunpowder mill in 1849.

Considered then a part of Hainault Forest, Collier Row is now a sizeable conurbation.

This view north towards Forest Hill Station shows the junction with Derby Hill as it was before the church on the left gave way to the Heron House office block.

A ferry runs regularly to the latter from Hythe's pier, whilst not far away is Beaulieu Heath and the wild countryside of the New Forest.

Wychwood is an ancient deciduous forest in the North Cotswolds, and a string of picturesque villages take their names from it: Milton-under-Wychwood, Shipton-under-Wychwood and, glimpsed here as it was