162 TIMBBKS AND THEIR USES 



. The New Forest consists, for the most part, 

 of Oak and Birch, with some Northern Pine 

 and Larch. " The right of pannage in Britain 

 is chiefly exercised in this forest and, in a good 

 mast year, about 5,000 swine are admitted." 



The Forest of Dean comprises Oak, Beech 

 and Northern Pine, with some Chestnut, Walnut 

 and Larch. This forest has long been noted 

 for the excellence of its Oak. " In the last 

 century large drafts were made on it for the 

 Navy, and at the present day supplies are still 

 obtained from it for the dockyards and for 

 other pubHc works. The forest is burdened with 

 certain privileges granted long ago to ' free 

 miners,' who have the right to dig on it for 

 coal and iron, and in certain cases to obtain 

 fuel and mine timber." 



" Among the smaller and less important 

 forests and plantations are Bere, Ahce Holt and 

 Woolmer in Hampshire, Parkhurst Woods in 

 the Isle of Wight and Delamere, Salcey, Hazle- 

 borough and Chopwell. None of these exceed 

 3,000 acres in extent, and most of them have 

 something like 1,000 acres under tree cover." 



Of the more important private woods in 

 Britain may be mentioned those of the Mans- 

 field estate near Scone, about 8,000 acres, and 

 the Athole Larch plantations near Dunkeld, 

 about 10,000 acres. The majority of the private 



