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Dittisham is one of the larger villages along the steeply wooded banks of the romantic Dart estuary. A foot ferry takes passengers across the river to Greenway, once the home of Dame Agatha Christie.

Here the Yare cuts close into a wooded 150 ft ridge, a view now obscured by trees between village and river.

Hurt Wood Mill is a small brick tower mill with four patent sails and a fantail. It is located on a remote hilltop surrounded by woodland. The mill has now been converted into a private house.

This house has been restored and is typical of 15th-century building in the wooded Weald.

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.

Trinity College's magnificent library was designed by Christopher Wren 1676-90, with wood carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The statue at the end is of Lord Byron.

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

Horner Water winds through a steep, densely- wooded vale, which lies below the abrupt northern slopes of Dunkery Hill, Somerset's highest point.

Ascot, close to the Surrey border and situated in a wooded corner of the county that was once part of the ancient Windsor Forest, has a strong suburban feel to it, with an abundance of Edwardian

Ascot, close to the Surrey border and situated in a wooded corner of the county that was once part of the ancient Windsor Forest, has a strong suburban feel to it, with an abundance of Edwardian

In the woods and heaths round about the patient observer can sometimes catch a glimpse of roe and fallow deer.

The view shows one of the wooded and sloping pathways that abound on the steep sides of the North Downs.

The newly-built villas of Bowness-on-Windermere spread out towards the viewpoint of Biskey How in this view of the lake, looking towards the wooded island of Belle Isle, with the Claife Heights beyond

The newly-built villas of Bowness-on-Windermere spread out towards the viewpoint of Biskey How in this view of the lake, looking towards the wooded island of Belle Isle, with the Claife Heights beyond.

This enticing street is lined by woods on one side.

Sir Walter Gilbey, whose name is associated with the Elsenham Jam Company, at one time lived at Elsenham Hall, a house set in wooded parkland.

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 wooded

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

The cottage visible in the woods was used by the firm as a trademark, and appeared on many of their advertisements.

Essex lacks natural rock so skills in the use of wood and brick-making have been well developed over the centuries.Attractive wrought iron fencing surrounds the long gardens on the right.

The unsurfaced roads and thickly wooded banks climb down the steep slopes at the end of the Vale of Pewsey.

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