Show cut down british oaks wyre forest of a thousand acres of ancient oaks which in the days of robin hood was a royal hunting ground is to be cleared by the modern woodman and the ground planted in fir and larch the authorities decided that the old oaks while picturesque were useless and occupied altogether too much space for practical purposes canadian foresters are to have charge of the reforestation the 1926 program odthe government forestry department in addition embraces the laying out of more than acres in england anil and wales spruce and cedar have ien been brou brought from canada and at thetford marsh will be established britain Brit ains largest forest since the days of the conqueror lonion london MO mail |