Royal forest
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A royal forest, occasionally known as a kingswood, is an area of land with different definitions in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The term forest in the ordinary modern understanding refers to
The royal forest of Exmoor in Devon. Royal forests do not necessarily include woodland.
Medieval forest scene, from the Livre de chasse (1387)
The Long Walk to Windsor Castle, Windsor Forest
Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest
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Sherwood Forest consists of the remnants of an ancient royal forest in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is associated with the legend of Robin Hood. The forest was proclaime
Royal forest
…1780s, a royal commission was appointed to inquire into which Crown woods were surviving, and their condition. It found only one north of the Trent, Sherwood Forest. South of the Trent, it found the New Forest, three others in Hampshire, Windsor Forest in Berkshire, the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, Waltham…
The Major Oak in 2008
Robin Hood Statue, Sherwood Forest
Royal Forests between 1327 and 1336