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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 Eowallan. 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 and 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 ana 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 



