Ringwood Forest, The Chase
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Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 20 Jun 2009
The North-western edge of Ringwood Forest. JC Loudon wrote in the 1830s of "new plantations of Scotch pines and oaks"; he would not recognise the plantations of today. http://www.gardenvisit.com/book/gardening__tours_by_jc_loudon_1831-1842/middlesex_berkshire_buckinghamshire_oxfordshire_wilshire_dorsetshire_hampshire_sussex_and_kent_in_the_summer_of_1832/ringwood_forest_scenery