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Warwickshire's vernacular architecture characteristically uses a mixture of building materials; with stone in the Cotswolds, for instance, and an abundance of timber in the formerly well-wooded areas of

With its modern tower and spire rising 140 feet above Twyford, the handsome church looks out across woods and meadows towards the bank of the Itchen.

Lying at the foot of wooded limestone slopes to the east of Cringlebarrow, these rendered stone cottages, with pronounced dripstones protecting their windows and doorways from the rain, are typical of

The attractive heath, with its colourful heathers and gorse, reach down to a village boasting several buildings constructed of exquisite brickwork.

From here we can see Richmond to the east and the sweep of Swaledale to the west. The painter Turner was very fond of this place.

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.

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.

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

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises 800 feet at the back of the town.

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises eight hundred feet at the back of the town.

The wooded nature of the river banks is noticeable, and only the industrial scene on the far right of the picture would suggest that this is near the centre of a busy modern industrial town.

One of the pleasantest ascents of Pilsdon Pen, the highest hill in Dorset, is from Beaminster and up through Stoke Abbot.

The railed and culverted Thornton Beck runs through the village of Thornton Dale, east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors.

The castle and the south- eastern approaches to the town present an illusion of island tranquillity, stretching from the wide waters of the Usk through the cattle-filled Castle Meadows to

Rifts Wood, the area between the old town and the new town, was spanned by a pedestrian bridge known as the Ha'penny Bridge, under which were laid a series of lovely gardens, including

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

The Dripping Well in Anchor Woods was a popular spot with the Victorians. To the left, a kissing gate gives onto a path which now leads to the Tarka Trail.

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.

It was surrounded by its own wooded grounds, leading down to the sea at Polridmouth Bay.

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