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

Nestling among expansive woods and fields, St Neot is famed for its church, with its magnificent 14th century stained glass windows.

Perched among orchards on steep wooded slopes above the Fowey river, this picturesque village is renowned for cider making.

The Truro River promises visitors exquisite scenery, its broad banks enriched with lush green woods.

Paddock Wood is today a surprisingly modern industrial town. At the centre of the hop- picking area, it was once a great hop centre with many oast houses.

Across the valley behind, known as Rifts Wood, is the footbridge known as the Ha'penny Bridge - a reference to the toll which was levied when crossing the bridge.

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

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

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 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.

This charming little watering-place may be described as having a wooded and well-sheltered situation at the foot of the Penmaenmawr Mountain, and with a singularly lovely seaward prospect.

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

Plenty of stone-built houses and cottages stand in the shadow of Wytham Great Wood, and just to the south lies 700-acre Wytham Park. The house is now part of Oxford University.

A private boathouse on the left is constructed of wood and thatch.

Another general view of Matlock Bath, looking up towards the wooded Heights of Abraham on the skyline.

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.

In 1926, a mineral well was discovered in Martinhole Wood, just below the hill.

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 seafront terraces and hills behind remain much the same today, and boating has grown ever more popular in the Dyfi estuary, which is fringed by wooded banks.

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.

This quiet little corner is on the north side of Torquay and reached by way of a romantic wooded ravine.

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.

This quiet little corner is on the north side of Torquay and reached by way of a romantic wooded ravine.