Groups Try to Save Sherwood Forest Trees

If Robin Hood lived today, the sheriff of Nottingham wouldn't need to look too hard to find him hiding in Sherwood Forest.

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Amateur history buffs have uncovered an important archaeological feature called Thynghowe in Sherwood Forest and are working with archaeologists and forestry officials to unravel the secrets of the ancient meeting place dating back to at least Viking times. The discovery was mad …

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The Sherwood Forest in Robin Hood's day covered 100,000 acres, an unimaginable size today.

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For the people who care for Sherwood Forest it is like a death in the family when one of the ancient oaks falls, a tragedy that is now becoming depressingly frequent. They used to lose an average of one a year, now it is usually five, and the rate is accelerating.

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