Download or read book Turbulent Foresters written by Brian Short and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly detailed history of Ashdown Forest -- home of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Download or read book The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876 1882 written by Brian Short and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kent Sussex Weald written by Peter Brandon and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wealds of Kent, Surrey and Sussex had detractors over almost all their history but are now regarded as embodying England at its most characteristically delightful. The author explores how places such as Ashdown Forest and wooded west Kent, which were long disliked and even feared, have come to be perceived as jewels of landscape for leisure and recreation. He also traces the unremitting labour of generations of the region's small farmers to clear and settle a great expanse of wild country that has resulted in one of the most notable pieces of man's handiwork in Europe, and which has persisted to an astonishing degree relatively unchanged over a course of some eight centuries or more. This human story began as a saga of man against forest and continued as one of the interaction of man with trees - cared for to provide shipbuilding timber and fuel; to sustain the region's handicrafts; saved from the forester's axe to provide sporting pleasures and planted in pineta, arboreta and 'wild gardens' by Victorian and Edwardian 'nouveaux riches'. This book will enrich the enjoyment of those who reside in the Weald or live in sight of it and is essential reading for those whose interest in it is as landowner, farmer, ecologist, planner, conservationist, councillor or local historian.
Download or read book Forests and Woodlands of East Sussex written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Ashdown Forest, Dallington Forest, St Leonard's Forest, The common land and commoners of Ashdown Forest, Weald. Excerpt: Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of tranquil open heathland occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated some 30 miles (48 km) south of London in the county of East Sussex, England. Rising to an altitude of 223 metres (732 ft) above sea level, its heights provide expansive vistas across the heavily wooded hills of the Weald to the chalk escarpments of the North Downs and South Downs on the horizon. Ashdown Forest's origins lie as a medieval hunting forest created soon after the Norman conquest of England. By 1283 the forest was fenced in by a 23 miles (37 km) pale enclosing an area of some 20 square miles (5,200 ha). 34 gates and hatches in the pale, still remembered in place names such as Chuck Hatch and Chelwood Gate, allowed local people to enter to graze their livestock, collect firewood and cut heather and bracken for animal bedding. The Forest continued to be used by the monarchy and nobility for hunting into Tudor times, including notably Henry VIII, who had a hunting lodge at Bolebroke Castle, Hartfield and who courted Anne Boleyn at nearby Hever Castle. Ashdown Forest has a rich archaeological heritage. It contains much evidence of prehistoric human activity, with the earliest evidence of human occupation dating back to 50,000 years ago. There are important Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano-British remains. The forest was the centre of a nationally important iron industry on two occasions, during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Tudor period when, in 1496, England's first blast furnace was built at Newbridge, near Coleman's Hatch, marking the beginning of Britain's modern iron and steel industry. In 1693 more than...
Download or read book The Companion Guide to Kent and Sussex written by Keith Spence and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1999 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of KEITH SPENCE's essential guide to two of the most beautiful - and often still unspoiled - counties in England, which on its first publication quickly established itself as the best available guide to the area. Mr Spence shows how much as yet survives and how rich, varied and fascinating this part of England still is. He writes sensitively and knowledgeably about buildings and architecture, and has a keen sense of the detail that gives identity to a place. There is much to be learned from this book, which maintains the high standard of the Companion Guide series. OBSERVER
Download or read book Ashdown Forest England written by Garth Christian and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Kent Sussex and Surrey written by Rough Guides and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth coverage of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey's local attractions, sights, and restaurants takes you to the most rewarding spots - from countryside walks to breweries to historic churches - and stunning color photography brings the land to life on the pages. With a beautiful new cover, amazing tips and information, and key facts, The Rough Guide to Kent, Sussex & Surrey is the perfect travel companion. The locally based Rough Guides author team introduces the best places to stop and explore, and provides reliable insider tips on topics such as driving the roads, taking walking tours, or visiting local cathedrals. You'll find special coverage of history, art, architecture, and literature, and detailed information on the best markets and shopping for each area in this fascinating area. The Rough Guide to Kent, Sussex & Surrey also unearths the best restaurants, nightlife, and places to stay, from backpacker hostels to beachfront villas and boutique hotels, and color-coded maps feature every sight and listing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Kent, Sussex & Surrey.
Download or read book The South East written by John Talbot White and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Handbook for Travellers in Kent and Sussex written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Handbook for Travellers in Kent and Sussex By Richard J King With map written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Handbook for Travellers in Kent and Sussex written by Richard John King and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A handbook for travellers in Kent and Sussex by R J King written by Richard John King and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Into the Secret Heart of Ashdown Forest written by Julian Roup and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Into the Secret Heart of Ashdown Forest is a love letter after a forty-year affair. Wry, funny, moving and vivid, this memoir chronicles the life of the author and the ten square miles of country he calls his Kingdom. This book is as good as a brisk walk in the woods on an autumn day. Written with love and passion, it is a hymn to landscape and freedom. It is a close and deep observation of the writer's adopted country, the fabled Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England, (the home of Winnie the Pooh), where he has lived and ridden for the past forty years. His gift is the ability to take you deep into the landscapes that make this place resonate in his heart: its streams, woods, heathlands. You meet its literary residents, A.A, Milne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ezra Pound and W.B. Yeats. You get beneath its skin among the networks of fungi that allow the trees to speak. You taste its foods, meet its locals, both the living and the ghosts, and see its huge importance during the plague year 2020-21 through the pandemic lockdowns. His passion for horses shines through these pages and his writing is, as he himself says, a form of 'moving meditation'. He takes you under the soil of this place and he leaves a soft glow on the landscape when he is gone.
Download or read book Where to Go When Great Britain and Ireland written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're after a stroll through the woods in springtime, a canoe safari on the Norfolk Broads, a day at the caber-tossing Highland Games or afternoon tea at a fancy hotel, this book will lead you to the best holiday destinations and experiences Great Britain and Ireland have to offer. Its easy-to-use season-by-season format and six themes - History and Heritage; Wildlife and Landscape; Cities, Towns and Villages; Outdoor Activities; Family Getaways; and Festivals and Events - make planning your time on these beautiful isles easier than ever.
Download or read book The Climates and Baths of Great Britain Being the Report of a Committee of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Climates and baths of Great Britain v 1 1895 written by Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Climates and Baths of Great Britain written by Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
