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Being on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Loftus is surrounded by some lovely countryside and the woods on the outskirts of the town have long provided a place of peace and tranquillity

Public access to Endcliffe Woods was extended in 1887 when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee

Weston Park was purchased in 1873 for £18,000; Firth Park was given by Mark Firth in 1875; Endcliffe Woods was bought in 1885, followed by Meersbrook Park in 1886 and Hillsborough Park in 1890.

Bridge Street leads on to Wood Street, where there is a fountain and a clock tower presented to the town in 1888 by an American visitor.

Clovelly is the original picture postcard village, clinging to a steep wooded valley prohibited to motor vehicles.

The hilly and wooded nature of the landscape is clearly seen, and the view is surprisingly little changed today.

This enticing street is lined by woods on one side.

Modern buildings have crowded in along the northern part of Betchworth's long village street, but the line of the North Downs and the big chalk pit remain much the same, although the downs are far more

The wooded slopes of Middleton Dale, west of the village of Youlgreave and near the hamlet of Middleton-by- Youlgreave, offer a tranquil walk in beautiful surroundings by the banks of the frequently-weired

This fine view shows the River Taw meandering down to the Long Bridge (just left of centre), and behind the bridge the dark wooded mound of the castle, built in the 10th century.

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

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

This view from the church tower looks towards the wooded slopes of High Guards and up the valley of the Yewdale Beck.The whitewashed cottages of the village cluster around the church where the

This view from the church tower looks towards the wooded slopes of High Guards and up the valley of the Yewdale Beck.The whitewashed cottages of the village cluster around the church where the

Endcliffe Woods were bought by the Council in 1885, and public access extended in 1887, when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration

This view looks down on Reynard's Cave and the River Dove. The wooded slopes in the background are on the Staffordshire bank of the Dove, and rise to Air Cottage on the top of the hill opposite.

Once surrounded by forested land, this church boasts remarkable timbered west and south porches built in the early 14th century, and comprising some fifty tons of oak wood.

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 the wooded slopes

This view from the church tower looks towards the wooded slopes of High Guards and up the valley of the Yewdale Beck.

This part of the Severn between Stourport and Lenchford remains one of its most pleasant stretches, the river running through a valley and wooded hills.

Ancient woods, common land and rural lanes around unspoilt Cranham make the village a favourite with walkers.

Ancient woods, common land and rural lanes around unspoilt Cranham make the village a favourite with walkers.

Above the second shop on the left, the wood is brown and its walls are cream; the second bay window has been removed. The fifth shop along is Boots, which now occupies three of the shop fronts.

The paving blocks between the tracks were made from white wood, balastic lava or jarrah. The running of connecting trams between Lytham and Blackpool began in 1905.