Advantages: idyllic, beautiful......plenty of woodland!!! Disadvantages: quiet for those party people!!!
The stunning forest of dean covers a vast area......as the name suggests it's plenty of ancient woodland with villages and towns dotted inbetween. In fact it covers over 100 square kilometers, and touches upon various counties such as herefordshie, gloucestershire and the borders of wales (the wye valley) Its about 25 mins west of Bristol. Yes so close, but it's like another world entirely.......now buckle up people because this is going to be a ... ...the end of this review hopefully i'll have given you all enough reason and enticement to come dip a toe in my waters!!!
****ABOUT THE FOREST OF DEAN****
The forest of dean is one of the few remaining ancient woodlands remaining in the UK. It was designate as a national forest park in 1983, and is known as "the queens of forests all". Sounds a bit strange but it is oh so true!!! It is a truely magical forest spanning over 100s of acres. I am a lucky ...
wellibelli 19.11.2006 (26.11.2006)
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Advantages: Gorgeous location, so much to see and do Disadvantages: None!
I've lived in the Forest of Dean my whole life (nearly 33 years) and completely taken it for granted! It's really only been in the last few years, since we had our son, that we have started to enjoy our home, with it's breathtaking scenery, abundance of family activities and friendly atmposphere, so I thought I would share it all with you. Brace yourselves, it's a long one!
==Here comes the history bit!==
The Forest of Dean was firstly recognised ... ...woodland. It is one of the few remaining Royal forests left in England and has a rich history as a favourite hunting ground for many of our historical kings. The vast amount of woodland is home to many animals and birds, but Forest pride is mainly given to the beautiful fallow deer. There are about 400 here, of which at least one is a white stag which I've spotted only once. Spotting the unusual is becomming a bit of a hobby here, with the wild boar ...
watkins11 29.04.2008 (30.04.2008)
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