Rockingham Forest

Rockingham Forest

Rockingham Forest is a former mediæval hunting forest located between the towns of Corby and Kettering in the county of Northamptonshire in England.

Managed by the Forestry Commission it includes:

*Southey Wood, Peterborough
*Wakerley Great Wood
*Bedford Purlieus National Nature Reserve
*Fineshade Wood
*Fermyn Woods

It is famous for its population of Red Kites.

External links

* [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recreation.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/EnglandNorthamptonshireRockinghamForest Forestry Commission]


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