REPORT ON PLANTATIONS ON ESTATE OF RAYNHAM, NORFOLK, 3351 
XXIII. Report on the Plantations on the Estate of Raynham, 
Jorfolk. By ARCHIBALD GorRRIE. ! 
In compliance with instructions received, I inspected the various 
woods and plantations on the Marquis of Townshend’s estate at 
Raynham, in the autumn of 1874, and reported as follows on their 
condition and future management :— 
1. Brrow Wak CLump. 
This is a splendid clump of fine specimens of large, healthy, and 
ornamental trees. Some forty trees of various kinds, large in size 
and of great value, have been marked for felling. When this has 
been done, the clump will have a much finer effect from the Hall, 
near which it stands. 
2. Otp Nursery Woop. 
This plantation is composed of a rather large proportion of 
birch, and has been treated differently to the woods near the Hall, 
by removing many of the birch to make room for the more profitable 
trees—such as oak, ash, etc., which are very healthy and growing 
well. Marked 29 oak, 10 ash, 9 Spanish chestnut, and 3 silver fir 
for felling. 
3. PLANTATION. 
This is in a satisfactory state, and contains many fine trees of 
different kinds. The rows of beech on the outside are, however, 
somewhat coarse. This plantation should be laid down to pasture. 
Marked 27 fine oak, 15 beech, 2 ash, 2 Spanish chestnut, and 
1 sycamore. 
4, SHEREFORD PLANTATION. 
This wood consists of a large quantity of valuable hardwoods— 
oak, Spanish chestnut, ash, beech, sycamore, etc.—besides numerous 
poles of various kinds. Marked 27 ash, 16 fine oak, 9 Spanish 
chestnut, 6 sycamore, 2 beech, and a large quantity of poles. 
In these four plantations are found many well-grown, lofty, and 
robust trees in vigorous life, and growing fast into money. The 
marked trees and poles when removed will realise a large sum of 
1 Presented by Mr Archibald Gorrie, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts. 
