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The Ashdown Forest Trust
- Ashdown Forest is owned by the Ashdown Forest Trust and managed by the Conservators of Ashdown Forest.
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The freehold of Ashdown Forest, which essentially consists of the common land set aside in 1693, when the ancient forest was divided up by decree of the Duchy of Lancaster, plus a number of later land acquisitions, is owned by the Ashdown Forest Trust, a registered charity controlled and managed by East Sussex County Council.
With a rich human history from Kings and commoners to smuggling and industry dating back centuries, Ashdown Forest is also the setting of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Ashdown Forest is owned by the Ashdown Forest Trust and managed by the Conservators of Ashdown Forest.
The common land is owned by the Lord of the Manor of Duddleswell (which, since 1988, has been the Ashdown Forest Trust, an agent of East Sussex County Council). Since 1885, the common land has been regulated and protected by a statutory Board of Conservators. The distribution of common land around Ashdown Forest is very fragmented.
Jan 18, 2016 · Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood is based on a real forest in the English countryside. NPR's Ari Shapiro visits Ashdown Forest with Kathryn Aalto, author of The Natural World of...
PRIVATELY OWNED WOOD. Size: 481.66 ha (1,190.18 acres) Grid reference: TQ460324. Show location on Google Maps. Originally a deer hunting forest in Norman times, Ashdown Forest is now one of the largest free public access space in the South East.
Five Hundred Acre Wood is long-established, having been originally sold off from the Forest in 1678. The wood remains privately owned, being part of Buckhurst Park estate, [ 1 ] and is not therefore generally accessible to the public, though two footpaths which are public rights of way, one of which is part of a long-distance footpath, the ...
The Conservators of Ashdown Forest have the power conferred on them under the Ashdown Forest Act 1974 to create byelaws to help manage and protect Ashdown Forest. 1.
