Inscribed as Ancient Woodland by English Nature, this booklet covers the history of Penn Wood through the ages from a Norman hunting chase, through its medieval charter boundaries, to enclosures in 1855 and records the successful campaign to purchase and preserve the wood in the face of a threat from the construction of a golf course in its place.  Booklet of 51 pages illustrated with archive photos and maps.  Bibliography.  Near new condition.  Cat No 4497