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Built by William de Albini in the 12th century, Castle Rising sits inside a ringwork, with a small bailey on either side; these defences may originally have been constructed of wood.

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

There, beneath woods owned and managed by the Lowther Estate, the large municipal Penrith Cemetery was opened in 1872 to meet the needs of the expanding town.

Bowness Bay opens out into the north basin of the lake; Hen Holme island is backed by wooded Claiffe Heights and the mountains around Langdale.

Lack of capacity precipitated the huge Wood Street corner extension of 1890.

Lack of capacity precipitated the huge Wood Street corner extension of 1890.

A scattered hillside village on a minor road in a wooded area near the Surrey border. Mushroom growing, brick making and fullers earth extraction were local industries.

A scattered hillside village on a minor road in a wooded area near the Surrey border. Mushroom growing, brick making and fullers earth extraction were local industries.

The forests had deposits of iron ore, and supplies of wood fuel to smelt it; the iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.The church of St Margaret, with a shingled broach spire,

Inland from Eype, towards the Marshwood Vale, Symondsbury clusters between Colmer's Hill and Old Warren Wood (centre skyline).

In the distance is Breaches Wood, a typical Chiltern beech hanger.

Billy Banks Wood, prominent in views from Castle Walk, is ancient 'hanging' woodland clinging to limestone rock on the south bank of the River Swale just west of Richmond Castle.

This most attractive of towns is sets amongst woods and gentle rolling hills.

This photograph somehow conveys the feel of a picturesque West Country creek, with its thickly wooded shore and little boats stranded at low tide.The scene has changed little today.

Window displays include net curtaining, boots and shoes and hats.The shopfront and street corner have gas lamps, and the small front gardens have wood fencing.

The horse chestnuts (left) belong to the Rookery woods, while on the right is Nag's Head Island with A W H Halford's premises, the long shed-like structure, offering boats for hire.

The shopfront and street corner have gas lamps, and the small front gardens have wood fencing. A boy waits near the shop doorway for the photographer.

The lake is over three miles long and 100 feet deep; it stretches north-east towards the edges of the town, its borders wooded and its shores gravelled.

A scattering of mansions, cottages, and odds and ends of streets nestling beneath a limestone cliff or half hidden away among wooded slopes, this tiny Torquay of Lancashire has, as yet, escaped the notice

Ascending the hill into the distance are some of the descendants of the trees of ancient Baram Wood.

The word 'fold' means an enclosure of land for animals, and 'Chadynge`s fold' may well date back to the Saxon period.

Nearing the coast, in a steep wooded combe 400 feet above the sea, Culbone's church is well-known to walkers along the Somerset and North Devon Coast Path , but is inaccessible by public road

the village of Tickhill once had one of the most important castles in the North, built on a motte no less than 75ft high and surrounded by a wet moat 30ft wide.The original castle was built of wood

Designed by Edgar Wood, the inn opened on 18 February 1897; the licence had been transferred from the previous inn at Trub Farmhouse. The mock- Tudor front was added later.