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2467:, who owned the land on which the forest stood. In a test case, the Earl challenged the right of Hale to cut litter. Hale, who claimed ownership of his estate made him a commoner of the forest, argued that he was entitled to send his men onto the forest to cut and remove bracken, fern, heather and other plants. The Earl maintained that the commoners' rights of pasturage and herbage granted under the 1693 decree only entitled them to graze their animals on the commons. At the end of a protracted and complicated legal case, the court ruled against the commoners, who included some of the wealthiest landowners in Sussex. They appealed, and their appeal was upheld in 1881, but only on one ground, that it had been a long-standing practice for commoners to cut and take away litter from the forest, and they were therefore entitled to continue to do so under the 2412:, brought a legal suit against 133 commoners in the court of the Duchy of Lancaster. The court decided to appoint commissioners to divide up Ashdown Forest's 13,991 acres (5,662 ha) in a way that would meet the needs of both defendants and plaintiffs. The commissioners made their award on 9 July 1693. They set aside 6,400 acres (2,600 ha), mostly in the vicinity of farms and villages, as common land, where the commoners were granted sole right of pasturage and the right to cut birch, alder and willow (but no other trees). The commoners were however excluded forever from the rest of the forest, about 55 per cent of its area, which was assigned for "inclosure and improvement" (though substantial areas had already been enclosed by then, so in such cases the decree was merely confirming the status quo). 396:) that provided them with food and cover. Forest law prescribed severe penalties, particularly in the 11th and 12th centuries, for those who transgressed, and for a time it governed large parts of the English countryside, including entire counties such as Surrey and Essex. However, while forest land was legally set aside by the crown for hunting and protected its sovereign right to all wild animals, commoners were still able to exercise—within strict limits—many of their traditional or customary rights, for example, to pasture their swine in the woods or collect wind-blown branches and trees. Thus, in the 13th century, the commoners of Ashdown were recorded as grazing large numbers of swine and cattle on the forest alongside the many deer that were kept for aristocratic sport and the provision of 1913:
reads: "Newbridge Furnace. At the behest of King Henry VII, the first English blast furnace, for the smelting of iron, was established in this place. 13 December A.D. 1496. Here, the water from the pond, held back by the dam or bay, gave power to the bellows of the furnace to make cast iron; and to a finery where the 'great water hammer' enabled immigrant French workers to forge bars of wrought iron. The works had a modest output, which cannot have exceeded 150 tons of iron a year. Early products included the ironwork of gun carriages for a military campaign in Scotland, and were soon to number guns and shot as well. From small beginnings, in this secluded corner of Sussex, grew the ironworks of the Weald, and subsequently the iron and steel industry throughout Great Britain."
2804: 42: 2703: 2602: 2039:, and his son's nanny, Olive, going "in single file threading the narrow paths that run through the heather". Christopher, who was an only child born in 1920 and whose closest childhood relationship was with his nanny, spent his early years happily exploring the forest. It is the Ashdown Forest landscape, and Christopher's reports of his experiences and discoveries there, that provided inspiration and material for A.A. Milne's stories. As Christopher Milne wrote later: "Anyone who has read the stories knows the forest and doesn't need me to describe it. Pooh’s Forest and Ashdown Forest are identical". 3029:
The structure of the board, originally composed entirely of commoners, altered significantly during the 20th century. Currently, of its sixteen members, nine are appointed by East Sussex County Council (one of whom represents the lord of the manor, the Ashdown Forest Trust), two by Wealden District Council, and the remaining five are elected by the commoners, of whom four must be commoners. The day-to-day management of the forest is the responsibility of a director, Mrs Pat Buesnel, the clerk to the conservators, Mrs Ros Marriott, and a number of supporting staff, including a team of forest rangers.
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scheme. A flock of Hebridean sheep, ultimately 300 in number, was guided by a shepherd and an assistant to graze unenclosed areas of the forest heathland. Among the advantages of this approach were that no fencing was required and grazing could be targeted on the most overgrown areas; among the disadvantages were its high labour intensity, high costs and low impact. The conservators have now begun using temporary electric fencing, which can be moved around to isolate different parts of the heathland, to enable the flock to graze without requiring close supervision by a shepherd.
2503: 2401:, Earl of Bristol, and it was formally disafforested to allow Bristol a free hand to improve it. His attempts to do so were however frustrated "by the crossness of the neighbourhood"; the fences he erected were thrown down and the crops he sowed were trampled by cattle. He defaulted on his rental payments to the Crown and left. Subsequent Lords of the Manor suffered similar opposition from the commoners. Compromise proposals were made to divide up the forest that would leave sufficient common land to meet the needs of commoners, while giving the rest up for improvement. 465: 1659: 1888: 1922: 1545:. The loss of trees caused such concern for the Crown that as early as 1520 it was lamented that "much of the King's woods were cut down and coled for the iron mills, and the forest digged for Irne by which man and beast be in jeopardy". This ravaging of the forest's woodlands was later mitigated by the adoption of coppice management for the provision of sustainable supplies of charcoal. The impact of the industry on the forest, although significant, was however ultimately short-lived, as it died out in the 17th century. 3025:(by then living and working in Devon), who were concerned that the earl's stated intention, in the absence of a purchase of the forest by the county council, was to sell it piecemeal into private hands, a possibility which seemed to become more likely when the earl died before the contract could be completed. Fortunately, the county council was able to complete the purchase from the executors, the council matching the amount raised by the public campaign to enable the asking price of over ÂŁ1 million to be met. 58: 3088: 2913:, if they would buy it; otherwise he would probably sell the forest piecemeal on the open market. On 25 November 1988 this threat to split up the forest was averted when, with the benefit of donations from many sources, including the proceeds of a public appeal, East Sussex County Council purchased the freehold of Ashdown Forest from the executors of the Earl, who had died the previous February. The freehold was then vested by the council in a newly created charitable trust, the Ashdown Forest Trust. 1537:
firewood and for other uses; by cutting dead bracken, fern and heather for use as bedding for their livestock in winter; by periodically burning areas of heathland to maintain pasture; and so on. At times, the numbers of livestock being grazed on the forest was very large: at the end of the 13th century the commoners were turning out 2,000-3,000 cattle, alongside the 1,000-2,000 deer that were also present, while according to a 1293 record the forest was being grazed by more than 2,700 swine.
619:. Of the 2,472 ha of forest common land, 55% (1365 ha) is heathland while 40% (997 ha) is mixed woodland. Lowland heathland is a particularly valuable but increasingly threatened habitat harbouring rare plant and animal species, which lends the forest importance at a European level. The survival of the forest's extensive heathlands has become all the more important when set against the large-scale loss of English lowland heathland over the last 200 years; within the county of 612:
generally wetter, cooler and windier than the surrounding area owing to the forest's elevation, which rises from 200 feet (61 m) to over 700 feet (210 m) above sea level, gives rise to sandy, largely podzolic soils that are characteristically acid, clay, and nutrient-poor. On these poor, infertile soils have developed heathland, valley mires and damp woodland. These conditions have never favoured cultivation and have been a barrier to agricultural improvement.
1554: 899: 604: 3431:'Forest' is derived from the term 'forestis', which first appeared in the early Middle Ages in deeds of donation of the Merovingian and Frankish kings and is thought to refer to wilderness that had not been cultivated and which had no clear owner; such wilderness lay beyond land that was cultivated and settled and which did have a clear owner. The majority view of scholars about the origin of the concept of "forestis" is that it is derived from the Latin 417: 1487: 1339: 3062:(HLS) scheme, which requires the conservators to achieve certain objectives, such as restoring the heathlands to "favourable condition". Grants from the local authorities and the Ashdown Forest Trust accounted for another fifth. In 2009-10 there was a small surplus of income over expenditure (57% of which was staff costs). Cuts in local government expenditure and the ending of the current programme of HLS funding in 2016 present major challenges. 5354: 2977: 1524:] Forest, which is a heath, with here and there a few birch scrubs upon it, verily the most villainously ugly spot I saw in England. This lasts you for five miles (8.0 km), getting, if possible, uglier and uglier all the way, till, at last, as if barren soil, nasty spewy gravel, heath and even that stunted, were not enough, you see some rising spots, which instead of trees, present you with black, ragged, hideous rocks. 1592:
the forest, having only become 'commonable' since 1900) are particularly useful because they graze scrub and in places that are difficult to mow. In 1996 the Secretary of State for the Environment gave permission for a 550 hectares (1,400 acres) fenced enclosure, representing about one-third of the forest's 1,500 ha of heathland, to be created in the south and west chases to allow commoners to graze their livestock in safety.
1808: 2390:, in 1660, it was in a state where "the whole forest laid open and made waste". Attempts to enclose and improve the forest (for example, by introducing rabbit farming, or sowing crops) were however strongly opposed throughout by the local commoners, who claimed rights of common on the forest, having exercised them "from time out of mind", as well as by neighbouring estates who claimed right of pasture there. 1904:
erected by the mother of Sergeant P.V.R. Sutton, who was aged 24 at the time of his death. A short public service takes place each year on Remembrance Sunday when a wreath is laid by an Ashdown Forest Ranger, at the request of Mrs Sutton, together with one from the Ashdown Forest Riding Association. The Ashdown Forest Centre has published a circular walk to the memorial, starting from Hollies car park.
1982: 498:, is surrounded by successive concentric bands of younger sandstones and clays, and finally chalk. These form hills or vales depending on their relative resistance to erosion. Consequently, what the viewer sees when looking north or south across the Weald from the heights of Ashdown Forest is a series of successively younger geological formations. These include heavily wooded lowlands formed on 2262:
includes Iron Age stock and hunting enclosures with recent finds of leaf-cut flint arrow heads dated to the middle Bronze Age period now on display in the East Grinstead Museum. (2013). The Hilltop hunting settlement is thought to have been constructed by the local Wealden Chieftain named Crugh who was gifted lands by his High Wealden Chieftain Uncle who lived at Marks Cross in East Sussex.
2158: 1859: 2107: 1880: 65: 993:, defined as woodland that has been continuously wooded since 1600. Almost all the latter that exists within the medieval forest pale is found on land that was set aside in the 1693 division of the forest for private ownership and exploitation. Some wooded ghylls however do contain older trees and there are a few individual old trees, especially beech, that mark former boundaries. 1871:, which stands just north of the Nutley to Duddleswell road, is thought to be about 300 years old and is a rare example of an open-trestle post mill (the whole body of the mill can be rotated on its central post to face the wind). It has been restored to full working order and is open to the public. It is within easy walking distance of Friend's Clump car-park. 3439:, which means "outside", "outside it" and "outside the settlement". Forest law introduced by the Normans came to govern for a time almost one-third of England, before being rolled back in the 13th century. Unlike the case on the European continent, it also applied to areas that did have a clear owner. See Vera (2000), pp.103-108 and Langton and Jones (2008). 2300:. This rape was strategically and economically important, extending as it did inland northwards from the English Channel coast towards London, and was guarded, as was the case with the other six Sussex rapes, by a castle. It was awarded to Robert, along with several hundred manors across England, in recognition of his support for William during the 3021:
East Sussex County Council. Ownership was vested in the trust after the council bought the freehold from the executors of the Lord of the Manor, the 10th Earl De La Warr, in November 1988. This purchase was the culmination of a high-profile and passionate fund-raising campaign by members of the public, which included a ÂŁ175,000 endorsement by
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the Ministry of Defence's Pippingford Park Dry Training Area, accounting for 11% (346 hectares (1.3 sq mi)) of the SSSI, Hindleap Warren, Broadstone Warren and Old Lodge, which covers 76 hectares (0.3 sq mi). The SPA covers 3,207 hectares (12.4 sq mi) while the SAC covers 2,729 hectares (10.5 sq mi).
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permanent display about the forest's history and wildlife, details of walks in the forest and much other useful information for visitors, and an exhibition area for local craft and art work. It is open 7 days a week during the summer, weekends in the winter, and on bank holidays except Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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bunkers (at the insistence of the conservators). As elsewhere in Ashdown Forest, trees and bracken scrub have invaded following the cessation of grazing and decreased wood cutting by the commoners, and the club is working with the conservators to restore the golf courses to their original heathland character.
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was the main iron-producing region of Britain, namely in the first 200 years of the Roman period (1st to 3rd centuries AD) and in the Tudor period (late 15th and 16th centuries). Ashdown was favoured by the widespread presence of iron-ore, extensive woodlands for the production of charcoal, and deep,
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who were killed when it crashed in the forest on the morning of 31 July 1941 on its return from a raid on Cologne during World War II. The memorial, which is a simple stone-walled enclosure on the heathland west of Duddleswell, shelters a white cross surrounded by a tiny garden of remembrance and was
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Ashdown Forest is the largest public access space in south east England, and the largest area of open, uncultivated countryside. A 2008 visitor survey estimated that at least 1.35 million visits are made each year. The most common reason given for visiting the forest was its "openness". Most visitors
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The forest is regulated and protected by an independent Board of Conservators established under the Ashdown Forest Act 1885. The creation of the board followed the resolution of the protracted 19th-century dispute between the commoners and the 7th Earl De La Warr over rights of common on the forest.
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The land award of 1693 is largely responsible for shaping the map of Ashdown Forest today. The common land is highly fragmented and irregular in shape, broken up by many private enclosures, large and small. It tends to lie on the periphery of the forest near existing settlements. Some of the largest
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Several of the sites described in the books can be easily identified, although their names have been changed. For example, Five Hundred Acre Wood, which is a dense beech wood that was originally sold off from the forest in 1678 and is today privately owned, and which Christopher would sometimes walk
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when the commoners' exploitation of the forest - exercising their rights of common to graze livestock, cut bracken, etc. - declined to very low levels. The result was a regeneration of woodland and the loss of heathland: the proportion of heathland in the forest fell from 90% in 1947 to 60% in 2007.
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for hunting, were both commonly hunted in the forest until the 17th century; around that time, the red deer had disappeared completely from the forest while fallow deer numbers had sharply declined. The depletion of the woodlands (which provided deer with cover), the deterioration of the forest pale
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The common land of Ashdown Forest, amounting to some 6,400 acres (2,600 ha), consists of specific areas of the forest, registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965, which only those who possess particular rights of common - commoners - are entitled to use and exploit in certain specified
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The freehold of Ashdown Forest, which essentially consists of the common land set aside in 1693, when the ancient forest was divided up by decree of the Duchy of Lancaster, plus a number of later land acquisitions, is owned by the Ashdown Forest Trust, a registered charity controlled and managed by
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An Act to provide for the vesting in the Secretary of State for War of certain lands in the county of Sussex forming part of Ashdown Forest and for the acquisition and addition to the forest of other lands in exchange therefor to make provision for the use of the forest for the purposes of military
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A memorial plaque to Milne and Shepard can be found at Gill's Lap. Its heading is a quotation from the Pooh stories: "...and by and by they came to an enchanted place on the very top of the forest called Galleons Lap". The dedication reads: "Here at Gill's Lap are commemorated A. A. Milne 1882-1956
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are also nearby. Two bus services cross the forest, the 261 service from East Grinstead railway station to Uckfield and the 270 service from East Grinstead railway station to Haywards Heath. London Gatwick Airport is about 30 minutes away by car, and London Heathrow Airport is around 1 hour away by
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The areas covered by the statutory designations are not identical to and are generally larger than the area of forest administered by the conservators. The SSSI covers 3,144 hectares (12.1 sq mi), mainly because, in addition to the forest land covered by the conservators, it also includes
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The enclosure of the common lands of the forest with fencing to enable grazing was and remains somewhat controversial with some members of the public. Exploring alternatives to enclosure, the conservators undertook a close-shepherded grazing pilot project from 2007 to 2010 with funding from the HLS
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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
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have been passed by the conservators under the 1974 act to protect the forest and to preserve its perceived special character, particularly its tranquillity. These include prohibitions on off-roading driving, mountain-biking, horse-riding (except by permit), camping, the lighting of fires, digging
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It shall be the duty of the Conservators at all times as far possible to regulate and manage the forest as an amenity and place of resort subject to the existing rights of common upon the forest and to protect such rights of common, to protect the forest from encroachments, and to conserve it as a
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An Act to alter the constitution of, and to incorporate, the Conservators of Ashdown Forest; to alter the arrangements for meeting the expenses of the Conservators; to amend or repeal enactments relating to the Conservators and the forest and to confer further powers upon the Conservators; and for
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1693 – Ashdown Forest (the former Lancaster Great Park) is divided up, and it assumes its present-day shape. Just over half of it – in portions of widely varying sizes, but with the largest ones tending to be located towards the centre of the forest – is allotted for 'inclosure and improvement' by
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Despite such large numbers of visitors, the forest has retained its celebrated tranquillity and sense of openness. The commons are freely open to the public, who are attracted by the large, elevated expanse of unspoiled heaths and woodlands where they may walk, picnic or simply sit while taking in
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The conservators have taken steps to promote livestock grazing on the forest as part of their heathland management policy. Grazing is considered to be a cheaper and more effective way of restoring and maintaining heathland than the use of mowing machinery. Sheep (which are a recent introduction to
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Many deer are involved in collisions with motor vehicles on local roads, especially as they move around the forest to feed at dawn and dusk, and many are killed. In 2009, forest rangers dealt with 244 deer casualties, compared with 266 the year before; however, this is likely to be a significantly
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The two most common forms of forest woodland are oak woods on acid brown earth soils, including hazel and chestnut coppice (62% of the total woodland area), and birch woods with oak in degenerating heathlands (27%). Alder trees growing in wet and waterlogged peaty soils account for about 1% of the
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Ashdown Forest is one of the largest single continuous blocks of lowland heath, semi-natural woodland and valley bog in south east England. Its geology is a major influence on its biology and ecology. The underlying sandstone geology of the Ashdown Sands, when combined with a local climate that is
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A sharp decline in commoning after the end of World War II resulted in a rapid loss of the forest's open heathland to scrub and trees, threatening the many specialised and rare plants and animals that depend on the heathland and jeopardising the forest's famous open landscape with its magnificent
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Ashdown Forest is rich in archaeology: there are more than 570 archaeological sites, including Bronze Age round barrows, Iron Age enclosures, prehistoric field systems, Roman iron workings, the medieval pale, medieval and post-medieval pillow mounds for the rearing of rabbits, and remains of late
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Although the 1693 land award envisaged enclosure and improvement for profitable gain, the land it allotted to private exploitation has in fact largely remained uncultivated; this has helped Ashdown Forest to retain the appearance of being an extensive area of wild country that is so valued today.
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Furthermore, the landscapes depicted in Shepard’s illustrations for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, which are very evocative of Ashdown Forest, can in many cases be matched up to actual views, allowing for a degree of artistic licence. Shepard's sketches of pine trees and other forest scenes are now
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by pedestrians. These names survive in local place-names such as Chuck Hatch and Chelwood Gate. Some of these entrances were, and still are, marked by pubs, for example the 18th-century Hatch Inn at Coleman's Hatch, which occupies three former cottages believed to date to 1430 that later may have
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The Ashdown Forest Centre, situated opposite Ashdown Park Hotel between Wych Cross and Coleman's Hatch, houses a visitor centre and is the administrative base for the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest. Completed in 1983, it consists of three old reconstructed barns. The visitor centre has a
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A second important factor was the heavy depletion of the forest's woodlands by the local iron industry, which grew very rapidly in the late 15th and 16th centuries, following the introduction of the blast furnace in the 1490s, which led to a huge demand for charcoal. For example, large-scale tree
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The commoners played an important role in maintaining the forest as a predominantly heathland area by exercising their rights of common to exploit its resources in a variety of ways: by grazing livestock such as pigs and cattle, which suppressed the growth of trees and scrub; by cutting trees for
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At the foot of Kidd's Hill, in woods lying west of the road from Coleman's Hatch to Gills Lap, are the largely grassed-over remains of a 15th-century ironworks that mark the beginnings of Britain's modern iron and steel industry. A dedication placed at the site by the Wealden Iron Research Group
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Old Lodge Nature Reserve, managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust, offers open vistas of the forest's heathland. A well-marked nature trail leads round most of the hilly 76 hectare reserve, which contains acidic ponds and areas of pine woodland. The reserve is notable for dragonfly, nightjar, redstart,
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occupies a large area of leasehold land in the northern part of the forest near Forest Row. It is a traditional members' club founded in 1888 at the instigation of Earl De La Warr, lord of the manor, who became its first president. Its two 18-hole heathland courses are notable for the absence of
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motorways. There are over 40 car parks across the forest to discourage drivers from parking their vehicles on roadsides. In January 2022 the Conservators announced the findings of a public consultation and then voted to introduce car parking charges to the forest for the first time The nearest
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in his illustrations for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories is essentially man-made: in the absence of human intervention, heathlands such as Ashdown's are quickly taken over by scrub and trees. Ashdown's heathlands date back to medieval times, and quite possibly earlier. Two elements were important in
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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,
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In 1994 the Board of Conservators, with the help of funding from East Sussex County Council, purchased 28 hectares (69 acres) of woodland at Chelwood Vachery (an estate that dates back to at least 1229), including an early 20th-century garden and lake system, after the estate was divided up and
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At the highest points of the Ashdown Forest are the remains of several Barrow Mounds dated by the University of Sussex to the late Iron Age. At the nearby Pippingford Army Training Area there is a large hilltop settlement mound that is a Class A Listed Protection Ancient Monument site. The site
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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 half the forest was taken into private hands, with the remainder set aside as common land. The latter today covers 9.5
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charcoal and ironstone. This ultimately led to an appeal to King James, soon after his accession to the throne, for Ashdown's forest fences to be repaired in order to preserve the king's game. However, the pale seems to have fallen into almost complete disrepair by the end of the 17th century.
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and lay just beyond the northern boundary of Ashdown Forest, about a mile from the ancient forest entrance at Chuck Hatch. The family would stay at Cotchford Farm at weekends and in the Easter and summer holidays. It was easy to walk from the farmhouse up onto the forest, and these walks were
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The condition of the forest pale seems to have deteriorated significantly during the Tudor period. This coincided with, and may be partly linked to, the rapid growth under the Tudors of the local iron-making industry with its huge demand for raw materials in and around Ashdown Forest, such as
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Landscaped in 1925 by Col. Gavin Jones for F.J. Nettlefold, this 'lost' forest garden is situated in a remote, secluded steep-sided valley near Wych Cross. It was acquired by the conservators in 1994 and is now undergoing restoration. Already uncovered are a 250 metre gorge constructed using
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does not have the modern meaning of "heavily wooded". Medieval hunting forests like Ashdown consisted of a mixture of heath, woodland and other habitats in which a variety of game could flourish, and where deer in particular could find both open pasture for browsing and woodland thickets for
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In 1693 the forest assumed its present-day shape when just over half its then 13,991 acres (5,662 ha) was assigned for private enclosure and improvement, while the remainder, about 6,400 acres (2,600 ha), was set aside as common land. Much of the latter was distributed in a rather
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Contrary to widespread belief, a 'common' in England is not 'public land'. However, in the case of Ashdown Forest, the conservators have given the public open access to the common land, subject to compliance with bye-laws that largely aim to preserve the special character of the forest.
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1100–1130 – Ashdown Forest is first referred to by name when Henry I confirms that monks can continue to use a road across the forest of "Essendone". The monks' claim that they have held the right since the Conquest implies the area was known by this name at least as far back as then.
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The boundary of the forest can be defined in various ways, but the most important is that given by the line of the medieval pale, which goes back to its origins as a hunting forest. The pale, first referred to in a document of 1283, consisted of a ditch and bank surmounted by an oak
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illustrations. The Board of Conservators has responded by moving beyond its original administrative and regulatory functions to play a more active, interventionist role in combating the invasion of scrub and trees with the aim of restoring the heathland to a favourable condition.
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That said, there is nevertheless a visible contrast between the areas of common land, maintained by the conservators, which are predominantly heathland, and the extensive privately held lands, which are generally either quite heavily wooded or cleared for pasture.
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ways. These common rights are attached to certain landholdings around the forest, not to individual people, and are passed on when properties are sold or inherited. Since 1885 the common land has been regulated and protected by a statutory Board of Conservators.
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land; conversely, a person selling a commonable property ceases to be a commoner. Where a commonable property is sold off in smaller portions, the commonable rights are apportioned in accordance with the area of each portion. All commoners are obliged to pay a
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spent their honeymoon at the forest, during October – November 1917, at the Ashdown Forest Hotel, Forest Row, East Sussex, which was renamed and is now called Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club. During the course of their honeymoon, the couple experimented with
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An Act to confirm the Provisional Order for the Regulation of Ashdown Forest, situate in the parishes of East Grinstead, Hartfield, Withyham, Buxted, Maresfield, and Fletching, in the county of Sussex, in pursuance of a report of the Land Commissioners for
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was established by act of Parliament in 1885 to oversee the forest bye-laws, including the protection of commoner's rights. More acts of Parliament followed, which further refined the governance of the forest, culminating in the Ashdown Forest Act 1974.
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1881 – the commoners of Ashdown Forest reach a successful conclusion to their defence of a lawsuit brought by the Lord of the Manor which contested the nature and extent of their rights of common on the forest (known as the "Great Ashdown Forest Case").
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the glorious views. Various bye-laws passed by the conservators help protect the forest environment for the public good, prohibiting such activities as, for example, mountain biking, off-road driving of motor vehicles, camping and the lighting of fires.
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The earliest known trace of human activity in Ashdown Forest is a stone hand axe found near Gills Lap, which is thought to be about 50,000 years old. The vast majority of finds date from the Mesolithic (10,000-4,000 BC) and onwards into the modern era.
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The conservators have taken various steps to prevent natural regeneration of woodland. Regular mowing of bracken is carried out: an area of 266 ha out of the 400 ha on the forest has been mown twice a year since 2000. Large areas of the highly invasive
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It is not known precisely when the pale was built. Forest management accounts of 1283 refer to the cost of repairing the pale and building new lengths. However, the granting of the "Free-chase of Ashdon" to John of Gaunt in 1372 and its renaming as
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1988 – the freehold of the forest is acquired by East Sussex County Council from the executors of the Lord of the Manor, forestalling the possibility that the remaining common land of the forest would be broken up and sold off into private hands.
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1095 – death of Robert de Mortain. Ashdown is then held by the lords of Pevensey Castle – a succession of high status members of the Norman and Plantagenet aristocracy, including several queens of England – for most of the next 200 years.
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low estimate, as the rangers cannot deal with all the accidents that occur. The forest conservators have identified a need to reduce the deer population and have begun working with neighbouring private landowners on measures to cull them.
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Ashdown Forest notably lacks any significant settlements within the large boundary defined by its medieval pale. There are however a number of villages situated on the edge of the forest adjacent to the pale or close to it. These include
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Spurred by the development of blast furnaces, the iron industry grew very rapidly during the 16th century and would become noted for the casting of cannons and cannonballs for the English navy. The celebrated ironmaster and gunfounder
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A survey and research of the Pale of Ashdown Forest was undertaken as part of the Historic Environment Awareness Project, run by East Sussex County Council's Archaeology team, over 2011/2012 and the final report was published online.
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Finding adequate funding for the regulation and conservation of the forest has been a persistent issue. The income of the conservators in 2009-10 was ÂŁ751,000, of which almost half was accounted for by funding from the government's
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when people speak of Ashdown Forest, they may mean either a whole district of heaths and woodland that includes many private estates to which there is no public access, or they may be talking of the where the public are free to
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Resolution of the case in favour of the commoners led directly to today's framework of forest governance, with the passing of the first Ashdown Forest Act in 1885 and the establishment of a board of conservators for the forest.
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A free leaflet, “Pooh Walks from Gill's Lap”, which is available from the Ashdown Forest Centre and downloadable from its website, describes a walk that takes in many locations familiar from the Pooh stories including
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An Act to alter the constitution of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest to confer further powers upon the said Conservators and to provide for contributions towards their expenses by certain authorities and for other
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shaping this landscape: the local population of commoners, who exploited the forest's resources over many centuries; and the iron industry of the forest, which flourished in the 16th century.
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Woodland covers nearly 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of the forest, 40% of its area Most of the woodland on the common land of the forest is young and contains few older trees; there is little
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training here. Off-road cycling and mountain biking is prohibited for environmental reasons, except along public bridleways. A local pressure group is campaigning for this ban to be lifted.
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There are 82 miles (132 km) of tracks on the forest that may be ridden by horse once an annual permit has been obtained from the conservators. The main horse-riding organisation is the
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habitat balanced by preventing scrub encroachment. The Exmoor ponies are not truly domesticated; rather, they are managed by the Ashdown Forest which keeps them enclosed within large areas.
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The forest conservators have now committed to maintaining the proportion of heathland at 60% and to returning it to 'favourable' condition. Their efforts are being funded under a ten-year
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Prior to the conquest, Ashdown seems simply to have been an unnamed part of the vast, sparsely populated, and in places dense and impenetrable woodland known to the Anglo-Saxons as
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in turn represent the oldest part of the series of Cretaceous geological formations that make up the Weald-Artois Anticline, comprising (in sequence, from oldest to youngest) the
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On Ashdown Forest the rights of common have varied over time. Those that remain today, which are subject to local byelaws and are under the control of the conservators, are:
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The iron ore is a clay ironstone, a low grade iron ore largely consisting of siderite. It is distributed widely across the Wealden geology. See Gallois (1965), pp. 24-26
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1984 – a significant part of the forest was set a blaze by a local school boy, Anthony Martin. Eight fire engines were called to the scene and the fire was controlled.
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See Willard (1989), pp. 167-176, for a first-hand account of the fund-raising campaign. She herself had served for many years as a member of the Board of Conservators.
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The open heathland landscape of Ashdown Forest described by Cobbett in the 1820s and depicted by Shepard in the 1920s changed dramatically soon after the end of
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woodland, while birch and willow trees growing in wet areas each account for less than 1%. Beechwoods growing on acid brown earth soils account for another 3%.
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The bank and ditch associated with the pale are still visible in places around Ashdown Forest today, for example at Legsheath and adjacent to the car-park for
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Ashdown Forest is shaped, roughly speaking, like an inverted triangle, some 7 miles (11 km) from east to west and the same distance from north to south.
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derives its name. The Weald, of which Ashdown Forest is the largest remaining part, stretched for 30 miles (48 km) between the chalk escarpments of the
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The forest supports a rich invertebrate fauna, with many heathland specialities. Half of Britain's 46 breeding species of damselflies and dragonflies (the
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The damming of streams, digging for marl, and quarrying have produced several large ponds containing, particularly in former marl pits, localised rafts of
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and E.H. Shepard 1879-1976 who collaborated in the creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh" and so captured the magic of Ashdown Forest and gave it to the world".
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ice sheets, but the whole area was subject at times to a severe periglacial environment that has contributed to its geology and shaped its landforms.
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of 1086. The area that was to become known as Ashdown Forest was merely an unidentified part of the Forest of Pevensel, a Norman creation within the
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Large numbers of volunteers support the work of the conservators by undertaking conservation work in the forest. Many of these are recruited by the
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Today, to a varying degree, every property possessing common rights has some or all of these rights over the registered common land of the forest.
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1282 – first documentary references to the forest pales appear in accounts prepared by a ranger recording the costs of timber that have been cut;
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Map of Ashdown Forest, showing, in green, the distribution of its common land. The major private enclosures are shown with abbreviated blue text.
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The forest, with its attractive landscapes, vistas and hills, is a popular destination for road cyclists, races and cyclosportives such as the
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confirmed the right of monks to use a road across the forest of "Essessdone", a right which the monks claimed to have held since the Conquest.
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Open areas of grassland, heather or gorse, with some bogs, interspersed with single trees or clumps of trees, particularly Scots pine:
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Possibly as early as the 13th century, Ashdown Forest was enclosed as a hunting park, mainly for deer, by a 24-mile (39 km) long
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private interests. The rest is retained as common land for use by those local landowners and tenants who possess rights of common.
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that was designed to protect, for the king's benefit, the beasts of the chase, such as deer and wild boar, and the vegetation (the
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Excavations in the Iron Age Hill Fort and Roman-British Iron-working Settlement at Garden Hill, Hartfield, East Sussex (1968–1978)
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commissioned it for the production of heavy metalwork for gun carriages for his war against the Scots. Immigrants from Northern
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The predominantly open, heathland landscape of Ashdown Forest described so vividly by Cobbett in 1822 and later immortalised by
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produces a series of leaflets detailing walks in various parts of the forest, which may also be downloaded from its website.
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A geological north–south cross-section through the Wealden dome some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Ashdown Forest
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Note: the figures quoted here refer to the land administered by the conservators, and exclude all privately held land.
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drew on the landscapes of Ashdown Forest as inspiration for many of the illustrations he provided for the Pooh books.
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offered for sale by its owner. The land is now undergoing restoration as a forest garden and is open to the public.
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of 1086 but, as part of the forest of Pevensel, the sub-division of the Weald that the Normans created within the
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Much of the iron ore that provided the raw material for the iron industry of Ashdown Forest was obtained from the
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Indeed, according to Oliver Rackham, the beginnings of Wealden heathland, including Ashdown's, which he calls a
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In the 17th century the industry would die out as a result of competition from lower-cost iron-producing areas.
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The forest is the site of Britain's first confirmed blast furnace, at Newbridge, which began operation in 1496.
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Alan Milne, a writer who was born and lived in London, bought a country retreat for himself and his family at
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Tunbridge Wells Sand consists of Upper Tunbridge Wells Sand, Grinstead Clay, and Lower Tunbridge Wells Sand.
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graze on the Ashdown Forest to help tackle a variety of fast-growing botanical species, and thus keep the
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that form such a distinctive, iconic hilltop feature of Ashdown Forest were first planted in 1816 by the
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square miles (25 km; 6,100 acres; 2,500 ha) and is the largest area with open public access in
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Ashdown Forest is an area of European ecological importance. It is designated by the UK government as a
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These unresolved tensions came to a head when, in 1689, a major landowner and 'Master of the Forest',
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Most visitors come by car, and access is straightforward. The forest is crossed by a major road, the
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introduces bye-laws to regulate and protect the forest, and a Board of Conservators is established.
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fragmentary way around the periphery of the forest close to existing settlements and smallholdings (
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18th-century military kitchen mounds that are among the only surviving ones in the United Kingdom.
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have been a major feature of Ashdown Forest, at least since its days as a medieval hunting forest.
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cross the forest and meet near Old Lodge. The Wealdway passes through Five Hundred Acre Wood, the
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escarpment that rises prominently to the north, and, on the horizon, the chalk escarpments of the
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enclosing an area of some 20 square miles (52 km; 13,000 acres; 5,200 ha). Thirty-four
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Ashdown Forest came into existence as a Norman deer hunting forest in the period following the
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is the main visitor centre for the forest. The forest's principal tourism organisation is the
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that the surrounding area has been denuded of twigs and small branches by the many visitors.
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cutting took place in the south of the forest to feed the iron works of the cannon maker
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has been exposed by the erosion, over many millions of years, of a geological dome, the
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Fallow deer returned in the 20th century, probably escapees from the Sackville estate,
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of the road, whose foundations include iron slag, can be seen at Roman Road car park.
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Quotation is from Cooke’s Inclosure Acts, in Halsbury’s The Laws of England (4th ed).
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Strategic Forest Plan of the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest 2008-2016, p. 9.
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Strategic Forest Plan of the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest 2008-2016, p. 2.
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Most of today's common land lies within the medieval pale, although one tract, near
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The Airman's Grave is not in fact a grave, but a memorial to the six man crew of a
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Important populations of heath and woodland birds are found on the forest, notably
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being used for access by wheeled vehicles, commoners' animals and mounted groups,
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The remaining 5% (112 ha) consists of car parks, picnic areas, golf courses, etc.
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Ashdown Forest's origins lie as a medieval hunting forest created soon after the
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and for over 90 miles (140 km) from east to west from Kent into Hampshire.
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The underlying geology of Ashdown Forest is mostly sandstone, predominantly the
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Strategic Forest Plan of the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest 2008-2016.
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of the London-Lewes Roman road, visible at Roman Road car park, Ashdown Forest.
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by Charles II, giving free rein to the Earl of Bristol to make 'improvements'.
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Ashdown Forest's landscape in the early 19th century was famously described by
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frequently family occasions which would see Milne, his wife, Daphne, his son,
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Ashdown Forest is very popular with walkers. Two long-distance footpaths, the
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Scrub areas, especially on the boundary between woodland and heath/grassland:
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Ashdown Forest does not seem to have existed as a distinct entity before the
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Annual Report of the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest 2009/2010, p.4.
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Commons Regulation (Ashdown Forest) Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1885
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Commons Regulation (Ashdown Forest) Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1885
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network as it hosts some of Europe's most threatened species and habitats.
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are in Wren’s Warren Valley, a short walk north-east of Gill's Lap, as is
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Ashdown Forest is noted for its heathland plants and flowers, such as the
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Mixed woodlands of oak, birch and sweet chestnut, often with Scots pine:
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The Ashdown Forest Dispute, 1876-1882: Environmental Politics and Custom
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According to recent research, another blast furnace, at Queenstock near
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brought with them the technology for a furnace that they would operate.
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In 1876-82 a renewed challenge to commoners' rights became known as the
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of England. By 1283 the forest was fenced in by a 23 miles (37 km)
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See the website of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest: Rights of Common
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During the 17th century, under both the Stuart monarchy and during the
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Like the rest of the Weald, Ashdown lay beyond the southern limits of
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Western Ouse Streams and Ashdown Forest Biodiversity Opportunity Area
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Though not a statutory designation, Ashdown Forest forms part of the
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The conservators are required to act in accordance with a number of
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woodcock, tree pipit, stonechat and adder. It has been designated a
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Ashdown Forest, Or As It Was Sometimes Called, Lancaster Great Park
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Ashdown Forest's iron industry flourished in the two eras when the
273:. Milne lived on the northern edge of the forest and took his son, 3086: 2975: 2270: 2105: 1980: 1920: 1886: 1878: 1857: 1806: 1657: 1552: 1485: 1469: 1337: 922: 912: 897: 602: 557:, Upper Greensand, and Chalk. The anticline, which stretches from 554: 463: 415: 343: 172: 160: 4583: 4409: 3320:. Vol. 1. Vancouver, Canada: Greatest Escapes. p. 287. 2909:, offered Ashdown Forest for sale direct to the local authority, 1925:
The Hatch Inn, Coleman's Hatch, at an entrance to Ashdown Forest.
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Following the conclusion of the Ashdown Forest case, a board of
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that had been carved out of a much larger area of woodland, the
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housed ironworkers from the nearby blast furnace at Newbridge.
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Open lowland heath, with various species of gorse and heather:
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Brandon (2003), Chapters 2 and 6. Note that the Saxon prefix
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On 13 October 1877 John Miles was seen on the forest cutting
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William Cobbett, Sussex Journal entry of 8 January 1822, in
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Ashdown Forest is famous for serving as inspiration for the
5116:(2nd ed.). Oxford: St John's College Research Centre. 4138: 377:, which have never been common given the soil conditions. 4627:"The Weald - Books, directories, magazines and pamphlets" 702:) mingled with many specialised heathland plants such as 4251:. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from 4211:
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4052:"Ashdown Forest, home of the Conservators and Pooh Bear" 4002:"Bus travel in East Sussex – East Sussex County Council" 3466:
There are only three older outcrops, which are Jurassic
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Ashdown Forest's Hebridean sheep flock awaiting shearing
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Videos about Ashdown Forest, its history and management
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abuts the forest on its eastern side while the town of
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for its heathland habitats. It is part of the European
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1953
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Forests and Chases of England and Wales c.1500-c.1850
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Victoria County History of Sussex, Volume II, p. 315.
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also lived at Cotchford Farm, and died there in 1969.
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important iron industry on two occasions, during the
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The Conservator's of Ashdown Forest Newsletter 1987.
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grants the "Free-chase of Ashdon" to his third son,
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex
5198:Money, J.H. & Streeten, A.D.F. (date unknown). 3036:pertaining to the forest, of which the latest, the 2883: 2876: 2859: 2854: 2844: 2839: 2826: 2815: 2789: 2775: 2768: 2758: 2753: 2743: 2738: 2725: 2714: 2688: 2674: 2667: 2657: 2652: 2642: 2637: 2624: 2613: 2587: 2573: 2566: 2558: 2553: 2543: 2538: 2525: 2514: 2488: 1051:and it is a popular destination for bird-watchers. 138: 128: 91: 80: 34: 5170: 3318:Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame 3311: 643:The extensive areas of dry heath are dominated by 483:geological formation that crops out in the Weald. 4686:Ashdown Forest Life, issue 8, Autumn/Winter 2009. 940:and a range of ferns including the mountain fern 5374:Historical documents relating to Ashdown Forest. 3797:. Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England 1989:Ashdown Forest is famous as the setting for the 1410:from mainland Europe—, present in Sussex in the 1398:since as far back as 6,000-8,000 years ago, and 4498:entries 4 & 5, asserting his hunting rights 3083:The common land and commoners of Ashdown Forest 3042: 1837:on the A22 road between Wych Cross and Nutley. 1047:. Because of this, it has been designated as a 5019:British Regional Geology: The Wealden District 4993:(2nd ed.). Cardiff: Merton Priory Press. 3614:"Heathland and moorland | The Wildlife Trusts" 3077:Ashdown Forest's common land and its commoners 2005:, was published in 1926 with illustrations by 1883:Detail of the Airman's Grave at Ashdown Forest 1371:, can be hard to see. Another speciality, the 729:In the wet areas are found several species of 388:, a harsh and much resented supplement to the 318:lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-west. 5401: 4901:"An Imperfect Life: On George and W.B. Yeats" 3670: 3668: 3076: 3045:quiet and natural area of outstanding beauty. 1790:The principal hotel within the forest is the 1622:High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 1054:The forest contains four main bird habitats: 561:into northern France, and is breached by the 373:—the hill of Æsca. It has no connection with 165:High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 163:occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the 8: 3391:"An Introduction To Britain's Lost Wildwood" 3231:, lived in a grey stone house in the forest. 5202:. Sussex Archaeological Collections, 16-26. 5021:. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 4977:. The Society of Friends of Ashdown Forest. 3138:To become a commoner a person must acquire 1733:Recreational, sports and leisure activities 1584:have been cleared, initially funded by the 5408: 5394: 5386: 5230:The Illustrated History of the Countryside 3842:"Designated Sites View: Old Lodge, Nutley" 2786: 2685: 2584: 2485: 1490:Ashdown Forest viewed from the gardens of 31: 5290: 5269:. Sussex Archaeological Society, 121-135. 3004:that connected London with the important 2393:In 1662 the forest was granted to one of 2242:Learn how and when to remove this message 72:Location of Ashdown Forest in East Sussex 5857:Special Areas of Conservation in England 4450:, the name of the Romans' stronghold at 4277:. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England 3844:. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England 2901:Sale of the forest into public ownership 1506:At about three miles (4.8 km) from 955:thrive in this “Atlantic” microclimate. 667:). Important lichen communities include 5303:. Sussex Archaeological Society, 36-64. 5135:. Chichester: Phillimore & Co Ltd. 5036:Glyn, Philip; Prendergast, Hew (1995). 4989:Cleere, Henry; Crossley, David (1995). 4939:. Chichester: Phillimore & Co Ltd. 4603: 4601: 4298:"Wealden Iron Research Group Home Page" 4068:Source of Ashdown Forest walks leaflets 3795:"Designated Sites View: Ashdown Forest" 3721:"Designated Sites View: Ashdown Forest" 3363: 3361: 3359: 3339: 3337: 3305: 3303: 3301: 3275: 3273: 3271: 3267: 3176:stories, lived at Cotchford Farm, near 2907:William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr 2465:Reginald Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr 2284:Ashdown Forest is not mentioned in the 1891:142 Squadron report of Wellington crash 1363:. It is also an important home for the 5817:11th-century establishments in England 2932:steep-sided valleys (locally known as 2479:Formation of the Board of Conservators 369:, Old English for hill or down, hence 64: 5112:Langton, John; Jones, Graham (2008). 4954:Brandon, Peter; Short, Brian (1990). 3103:A right of common may be defined as: 2885:Text of statute as originally enacted 2777:Text of statute as originally enacted 2676:Text of statute as originally enacted 2575:Text of statute as originally enacted 1792:Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club 1510:you come to a pretty village, called 1414:era and particularly favoured by the 615:The forest predominantly consists of 7: 5837:Forests and woodlands of East Sussex 5195:. In Drewett (1978), pp. 38–40. 5193:Aspects of the Iron Age in the Weald 5095:Forest Camera: a Portrait of Ashdown 5038:Ashdown Forest, An Illustrated Guide 4985:. In Drewett (1978), pp. 59–63. 4810:Glyn & Prendergast (1995) p. 15. 4374:"Tracing the Pale of Ashdown Forest" 3091:A gate into Ashdown Forest at sunset 2905:In the 1980s the Lord of the Manor, 2180:adding citations to reliable sources 2043:through to reach the forest, became 1749:of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. The 687:) becomes dominant with deer-grass ( 521:is the lowest (oldest) layer of the 330:of 1066, nor is it mentioned in the 79: 27:Natural area in East Sussex, England 5852:Special Protection Areas in England 5716:Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay 5508:Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay 5309:The Forest - Ashdown in East Sussex 4876:. 25 September 1939. Archived from 4225:. 20 September 2007. Archived from 4223:"Sussex Wildlife Trust - Old Lodge" 4079:"Ashdown Forest Riding Association" 3934:"Parking charges on Ashdown Forest" 3349:The Forest – Ashdown in East Sussex 3313:"Winnie-the-Pooh in Ashdown Forest" 2923:The iron industry of Ashdown Forest 2917:The iron industry of Ashdown Forest 2382:, there were repeated proposals to 2374:The 1693 division of Ashdown Forest 1985:Poohsticks Bridge in Ashdown Forest 1606:Site of Special Scientific Interest 525:, which comprise (in sequence) the 244:Site of Special Scientific Interest 5563:Kingston Escarpment and Iford Hill 5328:Grazing Ecology and Forest History 5232:. London: Orion Publishing Group. 5131:Leslie, Kim; Short, Brian (1999). 3976:"How to Get Here - Ashdown Forest" 3593:The Conservators of Ashdown Forest 1727:Ashdown Forest Tourism Association 1631:, most of which is managed by the 576:, which is sandwiched between the 133:The Conservators of Ashdown Forest 46:Vanguard Way across Ashdown Forest 25: 5279:Sussex Archaeological Collections 5267:Ashdown Forest and Its Inclosures 4899:Longenbach, James (18 May 2011). 4529:"History | Pippingford Park" 4111:. 11 January 2010. Archived from 3886:"Sussex Biodiversity Action Plan" 3506:Leslie and Short (1999), pp. 4-5. 2972:The archaeology of Ashdown Forest 1758:Ashdown Forest Riding Association 1683:, which provides access from the 5352: 5330:. Wallingford: CABI Publishing. 5251:. Lewes: Sussex Record Society. 5010:Archaeology in Sussex to AD 1500 4724:"List of Ashdown Forest Byelaws" 4151:Ashdown Cycling Campaign website 3488:Leslie & Short (1999), p. 2. 2809:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2802: 2721:training and for other purposes. 2708:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2701: 2607:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2600: 2508:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2501: 2156: 1954:denoted an open hunting ground, 1760:, which has around 200 members. 1662:Cyclists crossing Ashdown Forest 175:to the chalk escarpments of the 63: 56: 40: 4760:"friends of the ashdown forest" 4677:Hodgkinson (2008) p. 63 et seq. 4109:"The Hell of Ashdown - Welcome" 2344:1662 – Lancaster Great Park is 2167:needs additional citations for 1644:Sussex Biodiversity Action Plan 1642:, and is thus a subject of the 911:Forest streams, often lined by 607:King's Standing, Ashdown Forest 4991:The Iron Industry of the Weald 3888:. 11 July 2002. Archived from 3816:Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). 3310:Hope, Yvonne Jefferey (2000). 2063:The Dark and Mysterious Forest 1784:Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club 1767:. Former Tour de France rider 1518:, you cross Ashurst [ 535:Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation 1: 5776:Southerham Machine Bottom Pit 5726:Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach 5538:Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach 5133:An Historical Atlas of Sussex 5078:. Stroud: The History Press. 3414:A. Mawer & F.M. Stenton, 3316:. In Brooks, Victoria (ed.). 3067:Friends of the Ashdown Forest 2448:The Great Ashdown Forest Case 2110:Memorial plaque dedicated to 1624:. An area of 103 hectares is 209:, who had a hunting lodge at 5483:Clayton to Offham Escarpment 5360:travel guide from Wikivoyage 5008:Drewett, Peter, ed. (1978). 4983:Roman Sussex—The Weald 4764:Friendsofashdownforest.co.uk 3818:A Nature Conservation Review 3151:vistas, so well captured in 3054:and the dumping of rubbish. 3016:Ownership and administration 1969:Bridge on Chuck Hatch Lane. 1675:Travelling to Ashdown Forest 1614:Special Area of Conservation 277:, walking there. The artist 252:Special Area of Conservation 5711:Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs 5458:Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs 5169:Milne, Christopher (1974). 5074:Hodgkinson, Jeremy (2008). 5017:Gallois, R.W., ed. (1965). 4956:The South East from AD 1000 4937:The Kent & Sussex Weald 4027:"Welcome to Ashdown Forest" 3641:. Constable, London. 1982. 3281:"Welcome to Ashdown Forest" 2878:Status: Current legislation 1514:, and then, on the road to 1482:Landscape of Ashdown Forest 1476:Landscape of Ashdown Forest 837:Hyacinthinoides non-scripta 749:) and specialities such as 231:Roman occupation of Britain 159:is an ancient area of open 5883: 5832:Environment of East Sussex 5827:Stone Age sites in England 5208:Portrait of Ashdown Forest 4446:was probably derived from 4275:"Map of Old Lodge, Nutley" 4135:"Ashdown Cycling Campaign" 3351:. Sussex: Sweethaws Press. 3080: 2969: 2920: 2911:East Sussex County Council 2784:United Kingdom legislation 2683:United Kingdom legislation 2582:United Kingdom legislation 2483:United Kingdom legislation 2302:Norman conquest of England 1620:site. It lies within the 1618:Nature Conservation Review 1479: 1233:); and in winter, rarely, 1114:); and in winter, rarely, 310:to the north. The town of 5822:Iron Age sites in England 5653:St Dunstan's Farm Meadows 5307:Willard, Barbara (1989). 5150:Margary, Ivan D. (1965). 5076:The Wealden Iron Industry 4973:Christian, Garth (1967). 4842:"Jefferies, John Richard" 3553:"Birds of Ashdown Forest" 3416:The Place Names of Sussex 3395:South-coast-central.co.uk 2801: 2796: 2700: 2695: 2599: 2594: 2500: 2495: 2454:Great Ashdown Forest Case 1811:The Ashdown Forest Centre 1803:The Ashdown Forest Centre 51: 39: 5379:27 February 2009 at the 5265:Straker, Ernest (1940). 4820:Ashdown Forest website: 4701:25 November 2010 at the 3457:Christian (1967), p. 28. 3060:Higher Level Stewardship 2298:Robert, Count of Mortain 2012:The House at Pooh Corner 1841:Old Lodge Nature Reserve 1568:Higher Level Stewardship 1359:, brilliant emerald and 1209:; in spring and autumn, 1008:to provide habitats for 948:hay-scented buckler fern 747:Eriophorum angustifolium 5299:Turner, Edward (1862). 5210:. London: Robert Hale. 5152:Roman Ways in the Weald 4935:Brandon, Peter (2003). 4518:Christian (1967), p. 2. 4509:Straker (1940), p. 124. 3866:. Sussex Wildlife Trust 3743:"Map of Ashdown Forest" 3692:Straker (1940), p. 123. 3448:Straker (1940), p. 121. 3040:, states (section 16): 3038:Ashdown Forest Act 1974 3023:Christopher Robin Milne 2869:Ashdown Forest Act 1949 2866:Ashdown Forest Act 1937 2791:Ashdown Forest Act 1974 2764:Ashdown Forest Act 1974 2690:Ashdown Forest Act 1949 2663:Ashdown Forest Act 1974 2631:1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6 2589:Ashdown Forest Act 1937 2562:Ashdown Forest Act 1949 2315:1268 – in the reign of 1825:limestone brought from 1610:Special Protection Area 1394:), an integral part of 1365:golden-ringed dragonfly 1342:Golden-ringed dragonfly 1334:) (occasional visitor). 1171:Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1049:Special Protection Area 531:Wadhurst Clay Formation 248:Special Protection Area 5766:Seaford to Beachy Head 5658:Stockland Farm Meadows 5648:Seaford to Beachy Head 5463:Burgh Hill Farm Meadow 5364:Ashdown Forest website 5273:Tebbutt, C.F. (1982). 5055:Hinde, Thomas (1987). 4981:Cleere, Henry (1978). 4655:Willard (1989), p.167. 3618:www.wildlifetrusts.org 3221:Edward Dudley Metcalfe 3194:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 3109: 3092: 3047: 2985: 2732:12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6 2119: 1986: 1926: 1892: 1884: 1865: 1812: 1692:railway station is at 1663: 1654:Recreation and leisure 1600:Statutory designations 1558: 1526: 1495: 1343: 943:Oreopteris limbosperma 934:such as the liverwort 903: 763:Wahlenbergia hederacea 759:ivy-leaved bell flower 669:Pycnothelia papillaria 608: 514:(see diagram, right). 492:Weald-Artois Anticline 469: 421: 265:, the setting for the 5862:English royal forests 5706:Brede Pit and Cutting 5326:Vera, F.W.M. (2000). 5247:Short, Brian (1997). 5093:Kirby, Peter (1998). 4463:Small (1988), p. 156. 4327:Users.globalnet.co.uk 3105: 3090: 3006:Wealden iron industry 2979: 2469:Prescription Act 1832 2109: 1984: 1924: 1890: 1882: 1874: 1861: 1820:Vachery Forest Garden 1810: 1751:Ashdown Forest Centre 1723:Ashdown Forest Centre 1661: 1633:Sussex Wildlife Trust 1581:Rhododendron ponticum 1570:(HLS) agreement with 1556: 1549:Conservation measures 1504: 1489: 1341: 1163:Caprimulgus europaeus 1045:Caprimulgus europaeus 960:broad-leaved pondweed 901: 861:Lonicera periclymenum 779:Lycopodiella inundata 755:Gentiana pneumonanthe 739:Narthecium ossifragum 724:Dactylorhiza maculata 606: 582:Tunbridge Wells Sands 467: 419: 5781:Southerham Works Pit 5736:Houghton Green Cliff 5593:Marline Valley Woods 5528:Folkington Reservoir 5206:Penn, Roger (1984). 5191:Money, J.H. (1978). 5173:The Enchanted Places 5059:. Sphere Books Ltd. 4911:on 22 September 2017 4848:on 20 September 2008 4730:on 3 September 2009. 4607:Hinde (1987), p. 66. 4399:Milne (1974), p. 61. 4390:Milne (1974), p. 62. 4229:on 20 September 2007 4089:on 21 September 2017 3710:Penn (1984), p. 195. 3559:on 12 February 2010. 2416:enclosures, such as 2339:Lancaster Great Park 2176:improve this article 2101:Sad and Gloomy Place 1995:stories, written by 1948:Lancaster Great Park 1848:Local Nature Reserve 1629:Local Nature Reserve 1324:Regulus ignicapillus 1312:Eurasian sparrowhawk 1250:Emberiza schoeniclus 977:Equisetum fluviatile 720:heath spotted orchid 250:for birds, and as a 113:51.07250°N 0.04306°E 5771:Southerham Grey Pit 5721:Hastingford Cutting 5673:Willingford Meadows 5663:Weir Wood Reservoir 5608:Paines Cross Meadow 5568:Leasam Heronry Wood 5433:Arlington Reservoir 5311:. Sweethaws Press. 5177:. London: Methuen. 5097:. Sweethaws Press. 4958:. London: Longman. 4828:14 May 2011 at the 4798:14 May 2011 at the 4746:14 May 2011 at the 4535:on 13 November 2012 4249:"Old Lodge, Nutley" 4058:on 23 February 2010 3775:on 28 February 2006 3575:14 May 2011 at the 2998:London to Lewes Way 2397:'s closest allies, 2083:The Enchanted Place 2009:. The second book, 1798:Visitor attractions 1765:Hell of the Ashdown 1717:Visitor information 1586:Forestry Commission 1373:silver-studded blue 1361:small red damselfly 1258:Streptopelia turtur 1246:common reed bunting 1187:Gallinago gallinago 1104:Emberiza citrinella 1096:Carduelis cannabina 877:Epipactis purpurata 845:Vaccinium myrtillus 743:common cotton-grass 677:Pteridium aquilinum 269:stories written by 129:Governing body 109: /  5791:Winchelsea Cutting 5628:Plashett Park Wood 5057:Forests of Britain 4880:on 26 October 2012 4586:on 28 January 2016 4580:Londonyouth.org.uk 4414:Pooh-country.co.uk 4378:High Weald website 4302:Wealdeniron.org.uk 4166:Royalashdown.co.uk 4115:on 11 January 2010 3936:. 26 October 2021. 3223:, best friend and 3200:stories, lived at 3188:the Rolling Stones 3093: 3034:acts of Parliament 2986: 2438:Operation Sea Lion 2430:Crowborough Warren 2120: 1999:. The first book, 1987: 1958:an enclosed one). 1927: 1893: 1885: 1875:The Airman's Grave 1866: 1813: 1664: 1559: 1496: 1344: 1304:Eurasian bullfinch 1252:); in the summer, 1203:Scolopax rusticola 1175:spotted flycatcher 1141:); in the summer, 1082:); in the summer, 967:bulrush (reedmace) 963:Potamogeton natans 904: 889:common wood sorrel 873:violet helleborine 869:Neottia nidus-avis 767:white-beaked sedge 681:cross-leaved heath 609: 559:South East England 470: 422: 408:protective cover. 240:South East England 205:including notably 5867:Forest governance 5799: 5798: 5701:Blackhorse Quarry 5643:Sapperton Meadows 5613:Park Corner Heath 5598:Milton Gate Marsh 5553:Herstmonceux Park 5548:Hemingfold Meadow 5493:Dallington Forest 5154:. Phoenix House. 5123:978-0-9544975-4-5 5085:978-0-7524-4573-1 5040:. Essedon Press. 4637:on 4 January 2009 4296:Singleton, Tony. 4031:Ashdownforest.com 4006:Eastsussex.gov.uk 3980:Ashdownforest.com 3952:Eastsussex.gov.uk 3285:Ashdownforest.org 3249:Automatic Writing 3208:Richard Jefferies 2890: 2889: 2855:Other legislation 2797:Act of Parliament 2782: 2781: 2754:Other legislation 2696:Act of Parliament 2681: 2680: 2653:Other legislation 2595:Act of Parliament 2580: 2579: 2554:Other legislation 2532:48 & 49 Vict. 2496:Act of Parliament 2426:Broadstone Warren 2422:Prestridge Warren 2406:Charles Sackville 2252: 2251: 2244: 2226: 2127:Poohsticks Bridge 2069:exhibited at the 2046:Hundred Acre Wood 2037:Christopher Robin 1908:Newbridge Furnace 1897:Wellington bomber 1747:Hundred Acre Wood 1443:Muntiacus muntjak 1406:)—brought by the 1318:); in the summer 1308:Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1235:great grey shrike 1231:Loxia curvirostra 1215:Oenanthe oenanthe 1211:northern wheatear 1199:Eurasian woodcock 1179:Muscicapa striata 1155:Anthus sylvestris 1131:Carduelis cabaret 1072:Saxicola rubecola 1042:European nightjar 1006:Lord of the Manor 952:Dryopteris aemula 907:Streams and ponds 893:Oxalis acetosella 865:birds-nest orchid 831:). These contain 771:Rhynchospora alba 696:purple moor-grass 617:lowland heathland 527:Ashdown Formation 519:Ashdown Formation 488:Ashdown Formation 477:Ashdown Formation 380:The second word, 302:to the south and 275:Christopher Robin 263:Hundred Acre Wood 154: 153: 118:51.07250; 0.04306 16:(Redirected from 5874: 5678:Wilmington Downs 5583:Lullington Heath 5523:Firle Escarpment 5503:Ditchling Common 5410: 5403: 5396: 5387: 5356: 5341: 5322: 5296: 5294: 5262: 5243: 5221: 5188: 5176: 5165: 5146: 5127: 5108: 5089: 5070: 5051: 5032: 5013: 5004: 4978: 4969: 4950: 4921: 4920: 4918: 4916: 4907:. Archived from 4896: 4890: 4889: 4887: 4885: 4864: 4858: 4857: 4855: 4853: 4838: 4832: 4817: 4811: 4808: 4802: 4790: 4784: 4781: 4775: 4774: 4772: 4770: 4756: 4750: 4738: 4732: 4731: 4726:. Archived from 4720: 4714: 4711: 4705: 4693: 4687: 4684: 4678: 4675: 4669: 4662: 4656: 4653: 4647: 4646: 4644: 4642: 4633:. Archived from 4623: 4617: 4614: 4608: 4605: 4596: 4595: 4593: 4591: 4582:. 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Map showing the location of Ashdown Forest
East Sussex
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