II. 



WOODLANDS 



AN D 



PLANTATIONS. 



I. THE NATURAL WOODS of this 

 Piftridt are nuaierons. 



The vailies which fever the limeftone 

 heights, on the north-fide of the Vale 

 of Picker! nj;^, and give palTage to the rivers 

 and brooks -.vhich take their rife in the 

 morelands, it has been faid, are moftly filled 

 with v>-ood. Formerly, it is probable confi- 

 derable plots of woodland were I'kcwife 

 fcattercd at the feet of thofe heights ; but if 

 there were, mofl of them are now done away : 

 fome few patches, however, remain. 



On the fouthcrn banks of the Vale too arc 

 fcattered fome valuable tradts of woodland. 



The TIMBER of thefe woods is chiefly oak, 

 with a fmall proportion of ash. Beech, 

 tven upon the limeflone heights, a fitnation 



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