Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest Marian Fitzwater describes the Forest of Sherwood , explains the Forest Laws , and warns of the Punishment for Poaching.
Forest can be a delight and a danger.
Stretching 20 miles long and 8 miles wide from Worksop manor to Nottingham, it takes in the Hundreds of Bassetlaw, Broxtowe and Thurgarton. And lying beneath the mighty oaks is an under-storey of younger birch and oak, holly, hawthorn and occasional wild cherry, almost impenetrable but for the clearings of bracken, bramble and endless varieties of grasses. The dryness of the soil does not restrict the wild life. The flashing flight of swifts, swallows and collared doves bring life to the upper air and the hovering skylarks provide a merry song. The wood anemone, primrose, bluebell, early purple orchid, wild garlic, yellow archangel, campion and foxglove brighten the greenwood where perchance the sun has pushed its way through the canopy of trees.