Alice Holt Forest

Alice Holt Forest

Alice Holt Forest is an ancient forest south west of Farnham in Surrey near the village of Rowledge. It is noted for its oak trees which once supplied timber for navy ships. Recently Alice Holt oak has been used to build a replica of Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London.cite web | url=http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recreation.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/EnglandSurreyAliceHoltForest |title=Forestry Commission website: Alice Holt Forest| accessdate=2007-03-22]

Part of the forest is designated as a research area, used for studies into subjects such as forest carbon dynamics, environmental change and wood fuels.cite web | url=http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/website/forestresearch.nsf/ByUnique/INFD-6V6K3L |title= Forest Research website: Current Research at Alice Holt | accessdate=2007-03-22]

History

The forest is believed to have originated in the Atlantic period. Iron Age and Roman relics indicate human habitation for over two thousand years, and the forest was used as a Royal hunting forest by William the Conqueror.cite web |url=http://www.ecn.ac.uk/sites/ecnsites.asp?site=T09 |title=Environmental Change Network website: Alice Holt| accessdate=2007-03-22]

Alice Holt also gives its name to a particular diagnostic pottery style from the period of Roman occupation of Britain. Alice Holt Pottery is course grey sandy ware which has a particularly rough finish.cite web |url=http://www.newarchaeology.com/articles/aliceholt.php
title= Alice Holt| accessdate=2008-03-17]

References

External links

* [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recreation.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/EnglandSurreyAliceHoltForest Alice Holt Forest] (Forestry Commission site)
* [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recreation.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/EnglandSurreyAliceHoltForestAliceHoltWoodlandPark Alice Holt Woodland Park]
* [http://www.farnham.gov.uk/visit/great-outdoors/alice-holt-woodland-park.html Alice Holt Woodland Park] (Farnham Town Council)
* [http://www.aliceholt.org/ The Alice Holt Action Group]
* [http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4990 Alice Holt Forest] (Cyclists' Touring Club)


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