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North-east of Cambridge, the River Cam quickly becomes wooded on either side, setting an attractive scene here at Baits Bite Lock.

This haven of tranquillity lies just a quarter of a mile from the main road down a wooded path, but many people feel that it has been spoilt by concrete buttresses and notice boards.

North-east of Cambridge, the River Cam quickly becomes wooded on either side, setting an attractive scene here at Baits Bite Lock.

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 town has few buildings of historic importance, but the spectacular river scenery and dark green wooded hills make it a popular venue with visitors.

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.

Here we see the entrance to the charming little village of Wass, which lies in a shallow valley under the wooded southern escarpment of the Hambleton Hills, seen in the background.

The narrow gorge is heavily wooded. Most of the woodland consists of deciduous native trees, but the conifers are 18th- and 19th-century introductions.

Its heavily wooded creeks were a favourite venue for smugglers, and include perhaps the most famous inlet of all - Frenchman's Creek, made famous by Daphne du Maurier.

Note the people enjoying the Riverside Gardens (background left), which were once piled high with wood waiting to be shipped from what used to be Gunstock Wharf.

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.

The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.

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.

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 view from the church tower was taken looking towards the wooded slopes of High Guards and up the valley of the Yewdale Beck.

Tackett or Ticket Wood is said to get its name from the nonconformists who worshipped here illegally centuries ago.

There are fine views over the town and to the wooded slopes beyond.

Tackett or Ticket Wood is said to get its name from the nonconformists who worshipped here illegally centuries ago.

Alderholt is a pleasant place to visit, surrounded as it is by the woods and heaths of the old hunting ground of Cranborne Chase. An ancient chapel once stood here, used by huntsman in Stuart times.

The wooded Claife Heights on the western shore are prominent in the background.

The view from the suspension bridge towards Leigh Woods.

Benfleet's wooded hills once provided vital material for fuel and boat-building.