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19: 80:(reigned 1154–1189) prepared a map of the forest at the time which is an invaluable tool in helping define its ancient boundaries; however, his purpose for drawing up the map was to divide the forest amongst his nobles. By the 16th century, another map of the forest had been drawn up by which time it had been reduced greatly in size. Again, the map was drawn up under the aegis of 198:
Google Maps over-labels the nearby Waterperry Woods as Bernwood Forest. The accurate view is represented by the Ordnance Survey maps (OS maps) displayed by Streetmap, which groups Oakley Wood, Shabbington Wood, York's Wood and Hell Coppice as Bernwood
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The small modern Bernwood Forest in Buckinghamshire is approximately 1 km² and is contiguous with Hell Coppice, York's Wood, Oakley Wood and Shabbington Wood. A
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where the forest was at the time of King Henry II, covering 400 km². The approximate boundaries of the designated area today fall within the
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in Buckinghamshire, are also remnants of Bernwood Forest which are SSSIs. Another fragment in Buckinghamshire is
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to clear broad-leafed plants (including oak saplings) before planting commercial pine stands.
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From about 1217 through to the 17th century the forest went through a gradual period of
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as an audit to what revenue could be made from selling off the forest. By the reign of
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Find out more about Bernwood Forest and the people who lived there in medieval times.
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Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
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of pesticides occurring up until the late 1960s:firstly
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forest
England
Kingdom of England
Royal hunting forest
Anglo-Saxon
palace
Brill
Oakley
Edward the Confessor
Islip
deforestation
King Henry II
the Crown
King James I
Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire
River Great Ouse
Padbury Brook
Claydon Brook
River Thame
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shabbington Woods Complex
butterfly
Forestry England
Aerial spraying
DDT
Hylobius abietis
2,4,5-T
Holly Wood

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