Interesting information
Within Flashdown Woods in Eggesford some of the first trees planted by the Forestry Commission in 1919 can be seen to still be standing today. In 1956 the Queen visited the area to celebrate the achievements of the Forestry Commission and, in particular, to record the planting of the millionth acre of trees with a commemorative stone at Hilltown.
The woods have some magnificent Douglas Fir trees and the woodland provides a diverse habitat for a wide variety of birds, mammals and insects.
There is a motte and bailey castle, a scheduled ancient monument, that is the remains of a once-imposing Norman fort.
Eggesford Forest
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