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This typical New Forest scene has changed little in the last 50 years or so.

Linwood lies over to the western edge of the New Forest, and is surrounded by woodland, heath and plain - as this picture suggests.

Here we see a New Forest glade under the shade of the famous King and Queen Oaks.

Now called the Delamere Forest Inn, the pub sits close to what remains of the Delamere Forest.

A small village at the western edge of St Leonards Forest, on the main road and railway line between Horsham and Crawley. Local legends say that dragons and serpents inhabited the forest.

Common oak, silver birch, sweet chestnut and buckthorn, loved by the Brimstone butterfly, abound in Wyre Forest, along with Norway spruce.

Kinver Forest once extended into Worcestershire. In Norman England forests were areas reserved for hunting. They had their own laws and courts and were policed by foresters.

Lyndhurst is an ideal spot from which to explore the New Forest.

The famous New Forest ponies remind us that Lyndhurst is very much a Forest town. Sometimes the inhabitants of the Forest, whether they be ponies, deer, badger or foxes, still come to town.

Ashdown Forest, the great forest of Anderida, once stretched between the rivers Medway and Ouse.

The inn's name, the Foresters' Arms, hints that the village stands on the southern hilly fringe of Ashdown Forest. The inn was originally a private house - it was first a licensed premises in 1898.

Some people are fortunate enough to live away from the towns and in the heart of the New Forest, their old cottages looking as much a part of nature as the trees and furze.

Sherwood Forest once covered over 100,000 acres between Nottingham and Worksop, although the great ducal estates of the Dukeries enclosed much of the north part for their parks.

The true New Forest pony can survive outdoors through all seasons, eating holly and furze tops during the winter. Ponies were used as pack animals in and around the Forest - not least by smugglers.

For many years, Epping Forest has been a favourite place for family outings and picnics. This is but a small remnant of the ancient Forest of Essex that existed in pre-historic times.

In medieval times, the Mowdens and the surrounding district were all part of Clun Forest, and subject to Forest Law in much the same way as the New Forest in the south of England.

This is a lovely study of two New Forest ponies on the approaches to Lyndhurst.

In size the New Forest ponies range from eleven to thirteen hands, and their wild life-style keeps them rangy and fit.

It is believed that Bainbridge was a settlement for woodsmen working in the great forest of Wensleydale.

Ringwood makes an excellent centre for touring the New Forest, Ringwood Forest, the Dorset downlands and even the south coast.

The kings of England often used Lyndhurst as a base for their hunting expeditions in the New Forest. The King's House dates from 1640, though it has been much restored.

between Coleford and Cinderford, the Speech House was built in 1676 as the Court of Verderers and Freeminers - the place where legal grievances relating specifically to the laws and customs of the Forest

Chelwood Gate stands at the site of one of the old 'gates' into the medi- eval royal hunting forest of Ashdown.

Nottingham Forest and Notts County soccer teams are based here, as is the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Forest and the Cricket Club are to the right beyond the bridge, Notts County to the left.