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Bibliography

Wychwood: The evolution of a wooded landscape by Beryl Schumer

As both a Royal Forest and an extensive area of woodland, Wychwood was a dominant feature in the life and landscape of West Oxfordshire for at least 800 years. This book details the history of woodland in the region.

First published 1984 by Leicester University Press as "The Evolution of Wychwood to 1400: Pioneers, Frontiers and Forests". This is a revised and enlarged edition. Price £7.50. Published by The Wychwood Press. ISBN 1 902279 026

Wychwood Forest and its Border Places by John Kibble

Like his father and grandfather before him, John Kibble was a stonemason. Born in 1865, his memories are of people who lived and worked in, remembered the life of, the forest villages in the 1700s and 1800s. John Kibble published several collections of his work in the 1930s. This is the first to be re-issued, complete with Kibble's original illustrations. Price £7.50. Published by The Wychwood Press. ISBN 1 902279 00 X.

To order both of the above post free, send a cheque to: The Wychwood Press, 2 The Spendlove Centre, Charlbury, OX7 3PQ.

Caring for Small Woods by Ken Broad

A clear and thoroughly practical guide to the management and conservation of small woods. An indispensable handbook with information on thinning, felling, extraction, conversion, coppicing, pollarding, firewood, charcoal making, selling trees, habitat creation and creating and managing woodland ponds. Ken has worked for over 40 years with the Forestry Commission and now manages the Oxfordshire Woodland Project. Price £16.95 + 10% p&p. Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1 85383 454 8.

To order a copy, send a cheque payable to Ken Broad, 48 Wykeham Way, Haddenham Way, Aylesbury, Bucks HP17 8BX.

Creating a Flower Meadow by Yvette Verner

Inspired by the idea of doing something positive for their local environment, Yvette Verner and her husband bought a field close to their home in the south of England and created a wildflower meadow. In this book, Yvette tells the storey of their meadow, how they designed and created it and the wildlife that is now found there.

"A practical guide, full of valuable tips born of hard-won experience, as well as an enjoyable story." (RSPB Magazine).

Price £9.95 (plus £1 p&p). Published by Green Books Ltd, Foxhole, Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EB. Tel: 01803 863260. ISBN 1 900322 08 0.

Birdsong of Wychwood by Anthony Walker

An audio cassette of birdsong recorded within the ancient boundaries of the Forest. Five evocative natural concerts followed by a sound guide for identification. Price £7.50 (free delivery in Charlbury, otherwise £1 p&p).

To order, send a cheque to Anthony Walker, 10 Tanners Court, Charlbury, Oxon OX7 3RP

Other Wychwood Books

• Harris, M. Wychwood, The Secret Cotswold Forest, Alan Sutton, 1991, contains a very brief Introduction to the History of the Forest.
• Schumer, B. The Evolution of Wychwood to 1400: Pioneers, Frontiers and Forests, Leicester University Press, 1984. Short, detailed analysis of Forest boundaries at Domesday.
• Schumer, B. Woodlanders, 1991 Thesis, Oxford Westgate Library. Analyses the population of Leafield before and after deforestation.
• Milton and Shipton in the 19th Century, Ed Kate Tiller, Oxford University Dept. for External Studies, 1987. Chapter 3 describes a decade of change, 1850-60, with the arrival of the railway and enclosures.
• Rain and Ruin, Ed. Celia Miller, Alan Sutton, 1983. Diary of a Leafield farmer of newly cleared land, 1875-1900.
• Watney,V. Cornbury and the Forest of Wychwood, Hatchards, 1910, contains a more detailed history of the Forest from an Edwardian standpoint.
• Wickham-Steed, V. Wychwood Forest, its history and management. Oxfordshire Museum Services, 1945. The Wickham - Steed Papers are available from the stacks at Oxford Westgate Library.

Books on local settlements

• Blenheim Landscape for a Palace, ed. James Bond and Kate Tiller, Alan Sutton, 1987.
• Corbett, Elsie A History of Spelsbury, Cheney & Sons, Banbury, 1962.
• Hill, Robert A Short History of Charlbury, privately published, 1975.
• Graham, Sir John Ditchley Park: the Story of a House and an Institution, English Life Publications, Derby, 1996.
• Kibble, John Historical & Other Notes on the Ancient Manor of Charlbury, Oxford Chronicle, 1927.
• Shelmodine, JH Introduction to Woodstock, Woodstock Museum, 1981.
• Emery, Frank The Oxfordshire Landscape (The Making of the English Landscape series) Hodder and Stoughton, 1974.
• Woodward, Frank Oxfordshire Parks, Oxford Museum Services, 1982.
• The Victoria County History for Oxfordshire.

General

• Rackham, Oliver Ancient Woodland, Its History, Vegetation and Uses in England, Arnold, 1980.
• Rackham, Oliver The History of the Countryside, JM Dent, 1986.
• Rackham, Oliver Trees & Woodlands in the British Landscape, Phoenix, 1996.