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1899 and 1914; Manesty Wood, Derwentwater, 105 acres, 
purchased in 1902 and 1913; Leigh Woods, Bristol, about 
80 acres, presented to the National Trust by Mr. George 
Wills; Hydon Heath, a tract of beautifully wooded land 
about 92 acres in extent, near Godalming, purchased in 
1915 and dedicated to the memory of the late Miss 
Octavia Hill. 
Glasgow, renowned for its municipal enterprise, is the 
first city to acquire a forest area for the recreation of its 
inhabitants. The estate of Ardgoil (Fig. 5), 14,740 acres, 
in the Highlands of Argyllshire, about 40 miles distant 
from the city, was presented to the Glasgow Corporation in 
1906 by Mr. A. Cameron Corbett, now Lord Rowallan. It 
is situated between Loch Goil and Loch Long, and rises on 
Ben Donich to 2774 feet and on Ben Ime to 3318 feet 
elevation. A great deal of the land is over 1000 feet 
elevation, and none of this can be afforested. There are 
approximately about 4000 acres under 700 feet elevation, 
which could possibly be planted with trees. Some of this 
is covered with coppice and natural woods of oak anu hazel, 
intermixed with ash, alder, and birch. It is proposed 
gradually to improve these areas by cutting away the 
existing poor woods in groups of one to five acres, then 
planting with fast growing and remunerative conifers like 
European and Japanese larch, common and Sitka spruce, 
Douglas fir, Scots pine, etc. (7). A nursery has been 
established, and by October 1918 about 500 acres had 
been planted with 1,000,000 trees. The species mainly 
used were larch, Scots pine, and Douglas fir, and the 
plantations are now very flourishing. In the nursery there 
are about 1,000,000 young trees which will be put out 
during the next four years (8). 
By the deed of gift, due consideration must be given to 
the amenities of the Ardgoil Estate in any scheme of 
planting, as the greater part is free to public access. 
Mr. Whitton’s plan of afforestation fulfils this condition and 
increases the amenities of the estate. In addition, the plan 
does something to help our National Timber Reserve, which 
