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If you hear the words “EnglandEngland” and “forest,” you might immediately think of Robin HoodRobin Hood and Sherwood ForestSherwood Forest, but there are other forests left in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom although Britain is one of the least-forested countries in the EU with roughly 12 % forest. GermanyGermany has more than double that percentage. Large parts of England were once covered by huge oak forests, but wood was needed not only to build ships – essential for island people who want to travel – but also to build and to heat castles and later to build and heat factories. Forests were also useful for the monarchs for huntinghunting and other aristocratic activities. Nowadays tourists make “non-consumptive” use of British forests.

The New ForestNew ForestThe New ForestNew Forest in heavily populated southeast EnglandEngland just across from the Isle of WightIsle of Wight (one of the many other islands of the British IslesBritish Isles) is a good example of how forested areas have changed over the last thousand years or so. The New Forest belonged to William the ConquerorWilliam the Conqueror and was first recorded in the Domesday BookDomesday Book ( 2). It was used for royal deer huntinghunting and also as a source of timber for the royal navy and was later used as a training area in World War IWorld War IWorld War III. The New Forest is one of the newest national parknational parks in Britain ( 9).