The New Forest
Its Landscapes & Heritage
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-907155-79-6 (ISBN)
Description
Why did William the Conqueror create a forest in 1079? How have ponies, pigs and commoners shaped its landscape for a thousand years? What are the ancient Common Rights of Marl, Estovers and Turbary? In this book, historian Gerald Ponting reveals one of Britain's most lovely medieval landscapes. From heathland and mires to inclosures and ancient woodlands, with smugglers, snakecatchers, verderers and forest keepers, the New Forest remains a living mosaic of history, ecology and tradition.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Powys
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Black & White
Dimensions
Height: 155 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907155-79-6 (9781907155796)
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Person
Gerald Ponting is well-known as an experienced lecturer to many societies across the south of England. He is author of Callanish, Ancient Earthworks of Wessex, and British Wild Flowers, all in this series, and is co-author of many books on Hampshire communities.