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Alice Holt

The Forestry Commission has actively managed Alice Holt forest since 1924 and it has been the focus of research activities since 1946. The history of Alice Holt can be traced back over 2000 years and is believed to have originated during the Atlantic period. Iron Age and Roman relics found within the forest point to a long history of human inhabitation. The forest has belonged to the crown since William the Conqueror adopted it as a Royal Hunting Forest. Alice Holt Forest Park covers 851 hectares of mainly Corsican pine but approximately 140 ha. of original 1820 oak still remain. The ancient forest is now a multi-purpose woodland where research, conservation, timber production and recreation co-exist.