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tremely promising growth ; the young plantations are always well- 

 fenced and secured from trespass, without which planting would he 

 in vain. This branch of agriculture is peculiarly the province of 

 the gentleman landholder, to whom, it may be conceived, nothing 

 can be more pleasing than thus to improve his estate, and at the 

 same time shelter and ornament the country. 



The demesne and neighbourhood of Beaudesert, the magnificent 

 seat of the Marquis of Anglesea, is well stocked with fine ripe oaks. 

 The woods upon this estate are of considerable extent. Its situation 

 is upon very elevated ground on the north point of Cannock Forest 

 or Chase, the most extensive waste of the county, said to have been 

 formerly covered with timber, and still called Cannock Wood. The 

 prospect from Beaudesert commands a very extensive view over 

 Need wood Forest, and the Moorland and Peak Hills into Derbyshire. 



Upon the pleasure-grounds and estates of Lord Dudley, at and 

 near Himley-hall, are large quantities of well-grown timber, and 

 very extensive woods and coppices of oak, particularly a fine wood 

 called Baggeridge, beautifully intersected with pleasure-roads, cut 

 through it in various directions, and well stocked with pheasants. 



Teddesley Parkis the seat and property of E. J. Littleton, Esq. one 

 of the representatives of the county in Parliament : the timber and 

 plantations on this estate are very considerable. Manstey-wood is 

 an extensive coppice of fine ripe oak ; and there are many other cop- 

 pices, dingles, and clumps, of full-grown oak and other timber, with 

 spring coppices, and young plantations of different growths, to a 

 great extent. These plantations are generally upon poor cold land, 

 but having a clay or marl bottom, the oak succeeds well, and comes 

 to a large size and the best quality. 



Wrottesley estate, belonging to Sir John Wrottesley, Bart, has 

 some considerable woods of ripe well-grown oak, with extensive 

 plantations of modern growth of different varieties. At Patshull, 

 (Sir George Pigot's), the park and estate are very well timbered. 

 At Enville (Lord Stamford's), the woods and plantations within the 

 compass of the pleasure-grounds are of great extent, and extremely 

 well stocked with timber and underwood of every sort, amongst 

 which the oak predominates. The woods of Upper Areley (upon 

 the Severn), are very extensive, and well stocked with oak in every 

 stage of growth. The Bishop's woods, in the neighbourhood of 

 Eccleshall, are said to contain 1300 acres, which are cut in regular 

 rotation, keeping pace with their growth, and producing an annual 

 revenue without injuring them. The woods at Broughton (Sir John D. 



