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

Here we see the roofs of Clifton from the pleasantly wooded Downs.

Once surrounded by the deer-haunted woods and heaths of Cranborne Chase, Alderholt has kept much of its original character, despite some new houses and a church of little antiquity; the latter is a building

Sailing ships from Bristol once plied up and down its channel and berthed at the town wharves.

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

The old inn dates from the late 15th century and comprises three bays with two wings projecting behind either side of a courtyard.

Rydal was the home of William Wordsworth from 1813 until his death in 1850, and this was one of his favourite lakes. This well-wooded little lake is now in the hands of the National Trust.

A long-established boat builder, Herbert Woods, has extensive sheds alongside the river. The buildings look much the same today as in 1955.

The Rose and Crown brewers Nalder & Collyer have had their sign re-lettered, but the Greenstede Café is still at No 82 and the shop between Cromwell House and Sackville House is still a butcher's,

Queen Victoria much admired the town of Dartmouth and its beautiful estuary, recording in her journal that '...the place is lovely, with its wooded rocks and church and castle at the entrance.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

Middleton – its full name is Middleton- by-Wirksworth – was a quarrying and mining village which produced the famous Hopton Wood stone.

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

Dominating the countryside around, and particularly impressive from the Bathampton side of the valley, Brown's Folly was built on the summit ridge of Bathford Hill in 1840.

Lovely at all times of the year, the Golden Valley where Chalford clings on its hillside is indeed glorious when autumn touches its many wooded steeps and slopes, dips and dells with a golden

Between the 14th and early 19th centuries, Bursledon was an important centre for naval shipbuilding, with the wooded slopes of the River Hamble providing much of the timber.

The breed is hardy, and well adapted to thrive on poor grazing. The narrow gorge is heavily wooded.

The name Fulwood comes from the Old English and means 'dirty or foul wood'. Here we see the main road leading north from Preston and the Methodist Church.

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

The broad valley of the Derwent near Whatstandwell opens out between well-wooded sides, as we can see in this picture.

This peaceful scene, taken from the Packhorse Bridge, looks towards Grip Wood. The skyline today is heavily brambled, but the prominent single tree is still recognisable.

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

The old inn dates from the late 15th century and comprises three bays with two wings projecting behind either side of a courtyard.

During the medieval period it was undoubtedly extensively wooded, and its name possibly means 'the grazing place of feral stallions'.