Forest of Dean
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The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to th
The view north towards Ross-on-Wye from Symonds Yat Rock, a popular tourist destination near the Forest
St Briavels Castle
Speech House
Typical gale stone marking mining rights, Sallowvaletts Inclosure
Ancient woodland
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In the United Kingdom, ancient woodland is that which has existed continuously since 1600 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The practice of planting woodland was uncommon before those dates, so
Forest of Dean
…and the City of Gloucester to the east. The area is characterised by more than 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) of mixed woodland, one of the surviving ancient woodlands in England. A large area was reserved for royal hunting before 1066, and remained as the second largest crown forest in England, after the New Forest…
Ancient woodland on Inchmahome island in Scotland
Blossom of lesser celandine (Ficaria verna)
Penduculate oak trees in Wistman's Wood in Dartmoor, Devon
Close-up of the yellow archangel flowers