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Once on the edge of Leicester Forest, this visually undistinguished town became in the 19th century a focal point of the framework knitting industry.

The name of this cottage is a reminder of a very important medieval and late medieval building tradition in this area, possibly associated with the abundance of oak trees in the Bernwood Forest and

The name of this cottage is a reminder of a very important medieval and late medieval building tradition in this area, possibly associated with the abundance of oak trees in the Bernwood Forest and

The view shows the centre of Anstey, as the road drops down from the heights of Bradgate Park, enclosed out of Charnwood Forest c1200 as a hunting park.

The Foresters Cottages, in the right foreground, were to be demolished in a few years after the photograph was taken, but were saved and extensively restored in the 1960s through the Hertfordshire Building

Tom, Dick and Harry - three brothers with the surname Dunston, who were notorious highwaymen - plied their trade in Wychwood Forest in the latter half of the 18th century.

This massive increase came from those seeking work in the town's coal mines, both from other parts of Wales, industrial and rural, and from the west of England, particularly Somerset and the Forest of

One can imagine the extent of Rockingham Forest especially in medieval times.

The hill was forested after World War II by the Forestry Commission and now looks very different from this view.

It was Royal Forest for a time, but it was confirmed as common land by Edward I.

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 Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society Institute is on the right.

The view shows the centre of Anstey, as the road drops down from the heights of Bradgate Park, enclosed out of Charnwood Forest c1200 as a hunting park.

As the Alice Holt Forest receded, this area was planted with hop-bines; Wrecclesham helped to supply the breweries and ale-houses of Farnham with their raw materials, while its inhabitants maintained a

Perhaps the bicycle belongs to a customer who has nipped into this New Forest pub for a quick pint of Strong's best bitter. It must be a hot summer's day, because all of the windows are open.

(The song 'Flowers of the Forest' is a lament mourning the many Scottish dead who fell at that battle).

Vast forests covered the area at that time, and life was basically simple for man and his family.

Originally these 18th-century red brick cottages were for estate workers. The fifth cottage down from the start of the terrace, No 84, is a chapel, and No 74 is now the village shop.

Bradgate, a park of 820 acres, was enclosed out of Charnwood Forest in c1200 as a hunting park, and it did indeed produce very fine venison.

Situated in the forest of Charnwood, which was probably uninhabited prior to 1086, Woodhouse Eaves, with its close neighbour Swithland, is associated with the vast output of slate during the 18th

It was Royal Forest for a time, but it was confirmed as common land by Edward I.

The trees around the church were planted around 1950, the same time as the nearby forests were established by the Forestry Commission.

If one has time to glance westward, the castle is just visible from the M1 motorway as it heads northward into the Charnwood Forest.

Then to add further contrast there is the Royal Forest of Dean, which embraces over 100 square miles of ancient woodland.