Map Features - woods


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In order by date from the Map group (maker year)
NB: typical illustrated examples are described, NOT ALL examples.
absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

Lloyd 1573
(woods; forests)


Tree symbols in groups indicate forests. The only one in Hampshire is:-
Newe forest

Saxton 1575
(woods; forests; trees)
The map has definite groups of trees indicating forests, which are mostly named. The forests mostly correspond to the great hunting preserves declared as royal forests; but not all. Trees are also drawn in parks.



Mercator 1595
(woods)


A very few trees symbols suggest woods. These are so crowded out by other features that it is difficult to see that they mean much at all.

Mercator 1595
(woods; forests)
There is 1 tree symbol in Hampshire; it is not near any of the old forests.

Norden 1595
(woods; forests; trees)
Tree symbols show woody areas (including Woolmer Forest which probably was bare). Some of the old forests are labelled:-


BUCK HOLT FORRESTE
Wutmer FOrrest
FOREST OF EAST BEARE
Weste beare forrest
The placement of the labels demonstrates the difficulties of that map making task. If you didn't know that there is a West Bere Forest you might never have associated the detached letters scattered between 'sparshott', 'wecke', 'pitt' and hillock and tree symbols:-


A single tree on a hillock is labelled:-


lomerash
NW of Exton.

Keer 1605
(forests; woods)


Forests are clearly shown by groups of trees, not named, not even the New Forest. It is possible to recognize most of the forests.

Norden 1607
(woods; forests; trees)
Forests are indicated by groups of outsize pictures of trees.


A number of these are labelled, eg:-
New Forrest
Forrest of Beare
which is East Bere Forest
Weste Forrest
which is West Bere Forest
One single tree is named, the:-
Lomer Ash

Speed 1611
(woods; forests)
Scattered in some available spaces there are tree symbols. Looking in Hampshire they suggest wooded areas in the New Forest and Buckholt Forest, but none of the other prominent woodlands. It would take a lot of work to make sense of what is shown; and the labour might be wasted for the symbols might just be filling space.

Bertius 1616
(woods; forests)


Overlarge tree symbols suggest woodland, again difficult to judge what is eaningful. Perhaps it is possible to recognise:-
Chute Forest.

Bill 1626
(woods; forests)


Some of the old forests are shown by groups of relatively large tree symbols. None are labelled, but it is easy to recognise several: New Forest, Buckholt Forest, Chute Forest, West Bere Forest, Pamber Forest, East Bere Forest, and Woolmer Forest.

Hollar 1644
(woods; forests; trees)
Tree symbols are used to indicate woodland.
the new forest
has dense groups of trees in parts, as have:-
Walthm Forest
Est. Beare Forest
Chute forest
the last drawn in Wiltshire. North of Liphook is:-
Wulmere forest
without trees, which is roughly correct.

Blaeu 1645
(woods; forests; trees; hunting)
trees and bushes are grouped to make small landscapes in places on the map, with 'shaded' ground areas. Some groups of trees are labelled, eg:-


Chure Forest
Beare Forest
NEW FOREST / YTENE
There are also trees in parks.
In the New Forest is a nice scene of a deer, stags, being chased by hounds.



Jansson 1646
(woods; forests)
There are groups of trees drawn for woodland or forests, some labelled, eg:-


Limwood
Beare Forest [East Bere Forest]
West For. [West Bere Forest]
NEW FOR
Woodland areas are lightly tinted green.

Morden 1676
(woods)
none

Blome 1681
(forests; woods)


There are tree symbols on the map. The woods New Forest has many; there are a few around Subberton where East Bere Forest could be, some around Braughton which could be Buckholt Forest. But they feel a bit 'accidental'.

Lea 1687
(woods; forests; trees)
A few tree symbols suggest woods, but, as with hillocks, these do not convince the reader of serious intent. In Hampshire there are sprinklings of trees in the New Forest and at Pamber Forest.

Lea 1689
(woods; forests)
Mostly as original.
Although it is not needed, a new label:-
NEW FORREST
is added where the trees are most dense, S of Malwood. And there is an added label:-
Arnwood
The Shire Oak, which was an addition to our copy of Saxton, is erased.


Two definite rows of trees have been added. One from just S of Ewhurst, passing Hannington, to the pass between two hillocks N of Ashe. The other from just E of Wotton running S to a hillock N of Dummer. What interesting details; what are they?

Collins 1693
(woods)
Each settlement is drawn with trees amongst its houses. A few woods are shown as well, some labelled, eg:-


No: Wood
So: Wood
on Hayling Island.

Seller 1694
(woods)


Tree symbols are also scattered like decoration. It would be hard to say that any represent the known great forests

Morden 1695
(woods; forests)


Some of the ancient forests are shown by groups of trees. Mostly these are unlabelled, but include Buckholt, Pamber, and East Bere forests and Alice Holt. Labelled is:-
New Forrest

Morden 1708
(woods)
Woods, forests, trees, are not shown. But:-
Test wood
is labelled.

Overton 1708
(woods; trees; relief; hillocks)
There are some tree symbols for woodland and a few hillock symbols for hills. They look to be little more than decoration.

Avery 1721
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation)
Wooded areas are shown by tree symbols, and might be labelled:-
Kings Forrest
on the Isle of Wight. On the mainland most woodland is marked along the shore, as is usual for charts.
Either side of Ports Creek at the north of Portsea Island are areas labelled:-
Marsh Ground
These are Farlington Marshes. Other marsh areas are labelled, as are:-
Morasse
at Southsea
Furze or Common Ground
at south east of Hayling Island
Arable Land
at Christchurch, etc.

Moll 1724
(woods; forests)
Clumps of little tree symbols are used to mark woods and forests, perhaps named, eg:_


Alisholt Forrest [Alice Holt]
Bere For. [East Bere Forest]

Badeslade 1742
(trees; woods; forests)
Groups of little trees are used to indicate woods. Only the New Forest and East Beer Forest are shown; labelled:-


The New Forest
Bore Forest

Cowley 1743
(woods; forests)
Generally woods and forests are not drawn on the map. But there is a small group of trees north of Ringwood, and label nearby:-


New Forest

Rocque 1746
(woods; forests)


Woodland is shown by groups of tree symbols, some labelled, eg:-
The New Forest
Bere Forest / East Bere For
Alisholt Forest
Wulmer For
Pamber For
Buckholt For.
Chuteham Forest

Kitchin and Jefferys 1749
(woods; forests; trees)
A sprinkling of less than a dozen tiny tree symbols is labelled:-


New Forest
Elsewhere there is no indication of woodland.

Bickham 1750
(woods)
Trees coat the hills:-


and other vegetation is drawn as romantically as the rest.



Kitchin 1750
(woods; forests)


Woodland is shown by groups of tree symbols. Like hillocks these appear all over the map but it is possible to see groups for:-
Forest of East Bere
New Forest
Chute Forest
Pamber Forest (perhaps)
Woolmer Forest (perhaps)
Some of these identifications might be wishful thinking.

Kitchin 1751 small
(woods; forests)


Little trees, drawn with a shadow, seem just to be filling space decoratively.
New Forrest
is labelled as an area rather than as a forest of trees.

Kitchin 1751 large
(woods; forests)


The map is littered with tiny tree symbols, with a shadow to the east. These have no overall impression of being grouped into woods or forests, but some forests are labelled, eg:-
Buckholt Forest
New Forest
Pamber Forest

Bowen 1755
(woods; forests)
Little tree symbols, liberally scattered in spaces available on the map, indicate wooded areas. It is possible to see, or imagine, some grouping. Some forests are labelled, eg:-


East Bere Forest
New Forest
Buckholt Forest
Chute For
West Bere For

Bellin 1762
(woods; forests; trees)


Wooded areas are indicated by groups of tree and bush symbols with shading for undergrowth. These might be labelled, eg:-
Holt Forest [Buckholt Forest]
New Forest
Forest de Bere [East Bere Forest]

Bowen 1763
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation)
Woodland is indicated by little tree symbols. These are scattered equally with hillocks in all the empty space on the map and across the county borders. They are not informative. Some areas are labelled, which is more helpful, eg:-
Chute Forest
NEW FOREST
Gadshill Wood
A few commons etc are labelled, eg:-
Botley Com.
Parley Common
Waltham Chace

Bowles 1763
(woods; forests; trees)
Much the same as Kitchin; woodland areas tinted.

Kitchin 1763
(woods; forests; vegetation)


Woodland areas are shown by groups of trees, perhaps labelled:-
New Forest
East Bere Forest
Chute Forest
Or there might be a label without any tree symbols, eg:-
Harewood Forest
Other woods and forests are not noticed.
Dots are used to suggest undergrowth.
A couple of commons or heaths are noticed, for example:-
Havant Chace
Aldershot Common

Hinton 1765
(woods; forests; vegetation)
There are some groups of trees drawn to suggest woodland. For example near 'Altham' 51-53m. from London. A wood might be named, eg:-


(plate 20 scroll 2 mile 6)
Austreys Wood
Woodland might also be indicated by the destination of a side road, for example plate 20 scroll 2 mile 20):-
into the Forest
near 'Lemington', leading to the New Forest.
A single tree may be named, this example has no tree symbol (plate 20 scroll 2 mile 4):-
Half-way Oak
A couple of commons are named (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 67-68):-
Morsted Common
and (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 1-2)
Rumsey Common
which is now Southampton Common?

Bowen 1767
(woods; forests; trees)
At first sight the little tree symbols indicating woodland look to be 'all over', but they are grouped, and perhaps labelled, eg:-
New Forest
Godshill Wood


East Bere Forest
Some other vegetation is noticed, eg:-
Pool Heath
Parley Com.

Kitchin 1769
(woods; forests)
Except for some parks which might have a trees within the palings, only a couple of forests are indicated, by little tree symbols, labelled:-


East Bere Forest / Havant Chace
New Forest

Whitworth 1770
(woods)
No forests or woods are shown, there are none of significance? A few tree symbols are used to indicate woodland, for example at Kings Somborne, at Broadlands and at Grove Place.

Jefferys 1775
(woods; forests; trees)
Here and there are small tree symbols indicating woodland. Some of these are labelled, eg:-


Amport Grove
Other labels for woodland are not accompanied by trees, eg:-
Selwood Forest

Parker 1777
(woods; forests)
Not shown.

Bowles 1782
(woods; trees)
Woods are indicated by groups of trees, usually with dotted line suggesting ground vegetation. A group of trees might be labelled, eg:-


(page 103/104 scroll 5 mile 5-7)
Austrey Wood
Trees are also drawn in parks.

Hogg 1784
(woods; forests)


The map has some groupings of very little tree symbols. There is some labelling:-
NEW FOREST
East Bere Forest

Cary 1787
(woods; forests)
Groups of trees and bushes are drawn with doted areas to suggest undergrowth, to indicate woodland, in park grounds or woods or forests. These might be labelled, eg:-
Holt Forest
Watmere Forest
NEW FOREST

Lodge 1788
(woods; forests; vegetation)


Little tree symbols are used to depict areas of woodland and forests, which may be labelled, eg:-
NEW FORREST
East Bere Forest
There are unlabelled, groups, for example near Froyle. Trees are also drawn in parks.
Some labelling indicates commons etc:-
Aldershot Common
Havant Chace

Cary 1789
(forests; woods; trees)


Areas of woodland are shown by groups of tree symbols with dotting to indicate undergrowth. The:-
NEW FOREST
is clearly labelled as an area (rather than a forest?) with woods within the area. The other old forests are mostly ignored excepting:-
Watmer Forest
ie Woolmer. Quite a few woods are labelled, eg:-
Crabwood [W of Winchester]
Dole Wood [S of H'Tarrant]
SW of Newtown on the north border is:-
Woods
which is descriptive, not a name. There are a number of clearly drawn avenues of trees, some in parks as at Hackwood, but others outwith a park, as NE of Titherley.
Some lone trees are named, eg:-


Wilversley Oak
to the N of Wilversley Lodge.

von Reilly c1789
(woods; forests)
Woodland is indicated by areas of various weights of dots. These might be labelled, eg:-
FOREST OF BERE [East Bere Forest]
Horndean Holt

Aikin 1790
(woods; forests)
No tree symbols are drawn on the map, but two of the old forests are labelled:-
New Forest
Forest of East Bere

Tunnicliff 1791
(woods; forests)
Wood and forests are not shown except by some labelling, eg:-
NEW FOREST
FOREST OF EAST BERE

Tunnicliff 1791
(woods; forests)
In Hampshire is labelled:-
NEW FOREST

Baker 1792
(woods; forests; trees)


Wooded areas are shown by dense groups of little tree symbols. Only Woolmer Forest and Alice Holt, East Bere Forest, and the New Forest forests are drawn. Only:-
New Forest
is labelled. Woolmer is shown dense with trees which it wasn't. The only other tree symbols are in parks.

Faden 1796
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation)
Wooded areas are shown by little tree symbols with a pecked ground for underbrush. Some are labelled, eg:-


Crab Wood [S of Sparsholt]
Stoke Wood
Sutton Woods [by Droxford]
Pamber Forest
Burnt Wood [by Oakley]
It is interesting that Woolmer is shown with lots of rough ground but without trees, whereas Alice Holt has trees. This is right; and is often wrongly done on other maps.
Some trees are noticed, for example:-
Lopton Thorn
without a tree symbol, near Lopcombe Corner, which is not labelled. and two:-


Bound Oak
on the boundary with Wiltshire, north edge of the Bramshaw woodland, each with a larger tree symbol. There is a similar tree symbol at a ?settlement:-
Crab Tree Green
west of Bishops Waltham. And there are other intriguingly suggestive place names, eg:-
Seven Thorns Inn [east of Bramshott]
Bulls Bushes [SSE of Oakley]
Yew Tree Down [east of Dundridge]
Other vegetation is suggested by place name and perhaps symbols on the map, eg:-
Priors Dean Common [tussock symbols]
Petersfield Heath
Southington Shrubs
Wide Mead [east of Swathling]
Tuston Warren
Two of the older forests are noticed particularly by having a dotted border, tinted on our copy of the map. These two are described in a table of data printed on the left.

Knight 1799
(woods; trees)
A few trees are drawn on Horsea Island and Portsdown.

Cooke 1802
(woods; forests)
Except for the label:-
NEW FOREST
No wooded areas are noticed.

Butters 1803
(woods; forests)
No woods, forests or other vegetation is shown.

Laurie and Whittle 1806
(woods; forests)
There are no tree symbols, but some aforestation is labelled, eg:-
Bere Forest
New Forest

Wilkes 1806
(woods; forests; vegetation)
Some forests are shown by areas of trees plus dotted ground, tinted green, labelled:-


The Holt Forest [ie Alice Holt]
Woolmer Forest
Forest of East Bere
NEW FOREST
and there are a few woods:-
Mays Cops [E of East Bere F]
Litchfield Wood
perhaps just implied:-
Dole Wood Lodge [H'bourne Tarrant]
Some common lands are labelled, eg:-
Week Comm.
Curdridge Common
Yately Heath

OS 1810s Old Series
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation; plantations)
Woodland is indicated by large and small tree and bush symbols, in enclosed and unenclosed groups. Many groups of trees are accompanied by dotting for rough or uncultivated ground. The density of ground cover and bushes and trees is varied to give an impression of real landscape. Many woods are labelled, eg:-


FOREST of BERE
Out Hurst Wood
In Hurst Wood
Holt Wood
Bells Coppice
all in the East Bere Forest area. Nearly all woods are shown with deciduous tree symbols. There are some fir trees noticed, eg:-
Fir Trees
by an indeterminate symbol east of Catherington.
In a park the tree symbols might be drawn in avenues.
There is an unnamed plantation of fir trees, in rows, on The Barnet south of Colemore.
A few individual trees are labelled, not always attached to a particular tree symbol, eg:-


Wollaston's Willow [E of Bossington]
Marlpit Oak [S of Brockenhurst]
Bound Oak [W of Rowlands Castle]
Bound Tree [S of Dibden]
Yew Tree [E of Dibden]
which last may just be descriptive, not a name, but it does have its own distinctive tree symbol, a fir.
A variety of land areas are labelled indicating their nature, eg:-
Blendworth Comn.
Creech Plain
West Heath [W of Pamber]
Hartford Bridge Flats
Wallop Fields
Peat Moor

Vancouver 1810
(woods; forests)
As well as a few trees in parks there are groups of trees symbols for some of the old forests. Some are labelled, eg:-


Holt Forest
Watmere Forest [Woolmer Forset]
East Bere Forest
New Forest
but no more.

Wallis 1810
(woods; forests)
Woodland is not indicated.

Cundee 1815
(woods; forests; trees)
Woodland is indicated by groups of small tree symbols, with dotting for undergrowth. Some groups are labelled, eg:-
Holt Forest [Alice Holt]
Watm[e]re Forest [Woolmer Forest, with lots of trees]
NEW FOREST

Rowe 1816
(woods; forests; trees)


Woodland is indicated by groups of tree symbols, with dotting to suggest undergrowth or rough ground. Woods or forests might be labelled, eg:-
Faccombe Wood
FOREST of BERE [East Bere Forest]
NEW FOREST
Chawton Wood

Smith 1820
(woods; forests)
Wooded areas are not noticed, tho:-
NEW FOREST
is labelled as an area in Hampshire.

Pinnock 1821
(woods)
Woods are not shown.

Pinnock 1821
(woods)
Woods are still not drawn but
Alice Holt
is labelled.

Greenwood 1826
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation)
Woodland is indicated by groups of deciduous tree symbols, in several sizes, with dotting to suggest rough ground or undergrowth. The groups might be enclosed in an outline or unfenced, and might be labelled, eg:-


Cheriton Wood
Clatford Oak Coppice
Arnolds Copse
Sandys Inclosure
Pheasantry
NEW FOREST
WOOLMER FOREST
Which of these labels are names and which are just descriptive is an interesting question.
As well as woods some individual trees might be noticed, eg:-
Three Yew Trees [NE of Martyr Worthy]
with three tree symbols.


Wallers Ash
Bound Oak
ie boundary oak, which are not by an obvious tree symbol, and:-
Tangley Clumps
which labels several groups of trees.
Other vegetation might be noticed, heath and common are dotted areas, and might be labelled, eg:-
Wellesleys Warren
Headly Common
Yateley Heath

Pigot 1828
(woods; forests; vegetation)
There are a number of tussocky areas drawn on the map, with small bushes and trees, showing commons, woods, forests, etc. Some are labelled, eg:-


Forest of Bere
Dole Wood
Alice Holt Wood
Tracks across such areas might be indicated as unfenced roads.

Darton 1830s
(woods; forests)


There are groups of small tree symbols marking woodland, some of which are labelled, eg:-
Holt Forest
Woolmer Forest
The impression is that the map maker is trying to show woods that are now; not harking back to the ancient royal forests. Trees are drawn within parks.

Walker 1830
(woods; forests)


A few areas of woodland are shown by a few tree symbols and dotting to suggest rough ground. The only woodland area marked in Hampshire is the:-
NEW FOREST

Murray 1830
(woods; forests; trees)


Woodland is shown by groups of tree and bush symbols, with undergrowth. Some areas are labelled, eg:-
Daily Wood [Doyle's??]
Alice Holt Wd.
Otterwood
Beer Forest [East Bere Forest]

Teesdale 1830
(woods)
No woodland is indicated. And, unusually, the New Forest is not even labelled.

Duncan 1833
(woods; forests)
Groups of tree symbols mark woodland; there are more than just the 'old' forests. They might be labelled, eg:-


Alice Holt W.
NEW FOREST
Otterwood [SE of Beaulieu]
Woolmer Forest is not marked by trees, which is right, nor labelled.

Hall 1833
(woods; forests; trees)
Woodland is not generally noticed on the map. But the:-
NEW FOREST
is labelled, and much of its area has dotting to suggest rough country.

Lewis 1835
(woods; forests)
Woodland is not indicated, except for the area label:-
The New Forest

Pigot 1835
(woods; forests)
No woodland is indicated by symbols, but:-
NEW FOREST
is labelled as an area.

Moule 1836
(woods; forests)


The
NEW FOREST
is clearly labelled, and decorated with grass and tussock symbols, bushes and trees. Elsewhere little tree symbols are used very sparingly, in enclosures, but notice:-
Freefolk Wood
None of the other great forests are noticed.

Dower 1838
(woods; forests; trees)
Little tree symbols in clumps, indicate some woodland, with dotter lines for undergrowth. At least two of the old forests are labelled:-
NEW FOREST
Forest of Bere
the second being East Bere Forest.
A tree might be labelled, eg:-


Royal Oak
south west of Fritham.

Robson 1839
(woods; forests)
Wooded areas might be indicated by little tree symbols with pecked undergrowth. There are example in the:-
NEW FOREST
area, west of Minstead. And at:-


Alice Holt Wd.
Labelled, without trees is:-
Bere Forest
which is East Bere Forest north of Havant.

Hughes 1840
(woods; forests)
Woods and forests are shown by small bushes and trees and horizontal dotted lines to indicate undergrowth. This marking is done in many parks. Some forests are labelled, eg:-


Forest of Bere
Alice Holt Forest
which have trees, and, for example:-
Woolmer Forest
which, correctly, doesn't have trees.
Some woodland is shown as a small enclosure which could be confused with a park, eg:-
Pamber Forest

Sheringham 1840s-50s
(woods; trees)
A few patches of woodland are noticed for their value as sea marks. On Portsdown there is:-


Fir Gardens
Six Clumps
the last being five groups of three fir tree symbols.

Sporting Review 1842
(woods)
No woods are drawn.

Ramble 1845
(woods; forests)
There are no tree symbols for wooded areas, but some woods or forests are noticed by labelling, eg:-
Holt Forest
Forest of East Bere
The New Forest is not labelled.

Collins 1850
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation)
Woodland is indicated by tree, bush, and undergrowth symbols, and perhaps labelling, eg:-


Benworth Holt
Faccombe Wood
NEW FOREST
FOREST OF BERE [East Bere Forest]
Or might be labelled, without any trees, eg:-
Holt Forest
Woolmer Forest
It makes a change to see Woolmer, which has few trees, drawn without woods; but Alice Holt should have some. The old forests are not particularly noticed.
Some areas may be labelled as commons, etc, eg:-
Horsdon Comn. [S of Odiham]

Unknown 1850s
(woods; forests)
Two of the old forests are shown as areas with very small tree and bush symbols, with dotted undergrowth. The two are labelled:-


Forest of Bere
New Forest
It is East Bere Forest that is shown.

Day 1852
(woods; forests)
Woodland is not indicated, but:-
THE NEW FOREST
is labelled as an important area.

Cruchley 1856
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation; commons)


Woods and forests are marked by group of tree symbols, some labelled, eg:-
Faccombe Wood
Dole Wood
NEW FOREST
FOREST of BERE [East Bere Forest]
Alice Holt Forest
WOOLMER FOREST
which last has no trees, a reminder that 'forest' is a hunting area rather then a lot of trees.
There is a:-


Boundary Tree
marked as a single tree south of Dibden in the New Forest area. There are the:-


Half Moon Trees
marked as a small group east of Paulton Park.
A number of downs, commons, heaths, etc are labelled, eg:-
Beaulieu Heath
Arnwood Common
Easton Down [E of Winchester]
Waltham Chace
Longwood Warren
Some of the common areas are marked by pecking plus small bush symbols. This is also used for undergrowth in some woodland areas of East Bere Forest and is all that is marked for Woolmer Forest.

Philip 1857-1900
(woods; forests)
Woodland is indicated by groups of small tree symbols with dotting to suggest rough ground or undergrowth. Some woods, or forests, are labelled, eg:-


Highden Wood
Farley Wood
NEW FOREST
BERE FOREST [East Bere Forest]
Most of the old great forests are not noticed.

Brannon 1859
(woods; forests; trees)


A lot of woodland is indicated by little tree symbols, with bushes and dotted lines for undergrowth. Some of these have an outline boundary. A number are labelled, eg:-
Doles Wood
Basely Copse
Highden Wood
as well as the larger:-
FOREST OF BERE [East Bere Forest]
Woolmer Forest [correctly lacking trees]
Alice Holt Forest
An individual tree might be labelled, eg:-
Marplit Oak
by a road W of Boldre, without a tree symbol.

Cassell, Petter and Galpin 1860s
(woods; forests)
There are some groups of little tree symbols to mark woods, which might be labelled, eg:-
Crab Wood
Micheldever Wood
NEW FOREST
Hare Wood Forest
There might be a label without symbols, eg:-
Knight Wood [near Chandlers Ford]

Raynbird c1860
(woods; trees; forests)
Some woodland areas are shown by tree, bush, and undergrowth symbols, which might be labelled, eg:-


FOREST OF BERE [East Bere Forest]
NEW FOREST
Harewood Forest
The last in three areas bounded by dotted lines. Also notice:-
Woolmer Forest
drawn ,correctly, without trees; and just to its north:-
Alice
which should be 'Alice Holt', and should have trees but hasn't.

Reynolds 1860
(woods; forests)
Woods are mostly not shown. But:-
NEW FOREST
is labelled.

Dispatch 1863
(woods; forests; trees; vegetation)
Woodland is indicated by groups of tree symbols with dotting to indicate rough ground. The wood or forests might be labelled, eg:-
Alice Holt Wood
WOOLMER FOREST
labelled, with no trees, which is about right, and:-
Laverstock Wood
HAREWOOD FOREST
Other rough ground might be indicated by dotting, and labelled, eg:-
Yateley Heath
Eversley Common
Peat Moor
all in the area of the:-
Hartford Bridge Flats
which is labelled alongside the London road.

Ramsay 1866
(woods)
Some woodland is indicated by tree symbols.

Hughes 1868
(woods; forests)
Wooded land is indicated by little tree symbols. Some of the ancient forests are labelled, eg:-
Woolmer Forest
which is drawn with trees, though it is not certain it had many at that time? Also:-
Bere Forest [East Bere Forest]
New Forest
Woods are not much [not at all] shown elsewhere.

Kelly 1875
(woods; forests; trees)


Woodland is indicated by groups of little tree and bush symbols, with dotting to suggest undergrowth and rough ground. Wooded areas might be labelled, eg:-
NEW FOREST
Forest of Bere [East Bere Forest]
And some woods might be labelled, but have no tree symbols, eg:-
Queens Wood [by Tytherley]
Woolmer Forest
The latter never was much wooded. Some woods are enclosed, as at Farley.

Letts 1884
(woods; forests; trees)
woodland is indicated by groups of tree and bush symbols, perhaps labelled, eg;
NEW FOREST


Forest of Bere [East Bere Forest]


High Wood
Faccombe Wood
Wherwell Wood
Not all forests are densely covered with trees, and undergrowth is suggested by dotting.
Notice the:-
Swanwick Elm
a placename or a tree name?

Bazaar 1890
(woods)
No woods are shown.

MacKenzie 1893
(woods; forests; vegetation)
A couple of woodland areas are shown by groups of little tree and bush symbols, labelled:-


Forest of Bere [East Bere Forest]
New Forest
Highden Wood [N of Clanfield]
The last is outlined.
A couple of heathland areas in the New Forest are labelled:-
Beaulieu Heath
Ashley Heath

Fothergill 1900s
(woods; trees)
Wooded areas are shown by tree symbols over a green tint.

Johnston 1900s
(woods; forests)
Woodland is mostly ignored. In Hampshire there are small tree or bush symbols and dotting for rough ground, labelled:-
New Forest

LSWR 1905
(rivers; relief; woods)
No rivers, relief or woodland is shown.
Only very few non railway details are shown, eg:-
SALISBURY PLAIN
labelled and drawn by a shaded red area. A bold dotted circle is labelled:-
STONEHENGE
In Hampshire the:-
NEW FOREST
is labelled, but there are no tree symbols.

Bacon 1906
(woods; trees)
Woodland is indicated by tree symbols (which look more like little bushes or upsidedown trees). Most woods are enclosed by a line; some are labelled, eg:-
HAVANT THICKET
RAKE HANGER
DURFORD WOOD
Rough land is indicated by rows of dots for tussocks, and perhaps labelled, eg:-
HEATH DOWN [by Buriton]

OS 1920s Popular Edition
(woods; forests)
Woodland is indicated by small tree symbols, with bushes and dotting for undergrowth. The symbols are printed in black over a green ground. Deciduous and coniferous trees are distinguished; and orchards have trees in rows. Areas of woodland are outlined with a solid or dotted line, fenced or unfenced, and might be labelled, eg:-


Stoke Wood
NNW of Hambledon. On sheet 132 the:-
FOREST OF BERE
meaning East Bere Forest, is labelled across an area north of Havant, with some areas of woods.

Pike 1946
(woods)
Woods might be labelled, eg:-
DODSLEY WOOD [on left before Winchester, page 15]
GREAT DEAN WOOD [on right, past Oakley, page 14]
on the left a few miles before Winchester, page 15.

woods, forests

1570-1599
1600-1699
1700-1799
1800-1899
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'30s
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'60s
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'80s
'90s
tree symbols

See:-
Colebourn, Phil: 1983: Hampshire Countryside Heritage, Ancient Woodland: Hampshire CC (Winchester, Hampshire):: ISBN 1 85975 046 X

Read, Chris: 1999: Ancient New Forest Trees: ProcHFC: vol.54: pp.63-74

Shore, T W: 11880=1889 (?): Ancient Hampshire Forests and the Geological Conditions for their Growth: ProcHFC: vol.1-2: pp.40-60

Sumner, Heywood: 1931: J Norden's Survey of Medieval Coppices in the New Forest AD1609: ProcHFC: vol.10: pp.95-117

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