Bluebells ~ The Forest of Bere, once a royal hunting forest stretched from Eastleigh, near Southampton to West Sussex. Apparently the word forest does not mean trees, it was a legal term which meant land designated for the hunting of game. The land was managed with official boundaries, had its own laws and a Court of Verderers to enforce them, the Forest of Bere was finally broken up in the early 19th century. All Photographs © David Packman |
