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The National Forest (England)

The National Forest (England) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The National Forest (England) rather than just read about it. In short: The National Forest is an environmental project in central England run by The National Forest Company. From the 1990s, 200 square miles (520 km2) of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire have been planted in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with newly planted areas to create a new national forest.

Key takeaways

The National Forest (England) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect The National Forest (England) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of The National Forest (England) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The National Forest is an environmental project in central England run by The National Forest Company. From the 1990s, 200 square miles (520 km2) of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire have been planted in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with newly planted areas to create a new national forest. It stretches from the western outskirts of Leicester in the east to Burton upon Trent in the west, and is planned to link the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood.

The National Forest Company

The National Forest Company is a not-for-profit organisation established in April 1995 as a company limited by guarantee with Susan Bell (forester) as its first chief executive. It is supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with the aim of converting one third of the land within the boundaries of the National Forest (52 sq mi, 33,000 acres) to woodland, by encouraging landowners to alter their land use. It is described as "a forest in the making" and it is hoped to increase tourism and forestry-related jobs in the area. Around 9.5 million trees have been planted, more than tripling the woodland cover from 6% to 25%.

Planting Approximately 85% of the trees planted are native broadleaf species. The most commonly planted species include: English oak, ash, poplar, Corsican pine and Scots pine. The transformation of the landscape is taking effect as the first tiny whips planted in the early 1990s are growing into substantial trees.

Attractions

At the centre of the National Forest is Conkers, a visitor centre located just outside the village of Moira, Leicestershire. There is also a visitor centre with wildlife walks and playgrounds at Rosliston. Other attractions include:

The towns of Ashby de la Zouch, Burton upon Trent, Swadlincote and Coalville are located within the forest area. The Ordnance Survey Explorer double-sided map 245 is named "The National Forest", and includes the above-named places.

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References

External links

Official site Rosliston Forestry Centre Conkers Website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The National Forest (England)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The National Forest (England) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The National Forest (England) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The National Forest (England) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The National Forest (England)

In research: The National Forest (England) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The National Forest (England) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The National Forest (England) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1990 establishments in England, Borough of Charnwood, Borough of East Staffordshire, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The National Forest (England) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study The National Forest (England) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what The National Forest (England) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain The National Forest (England) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is The National Forest (England) in simple terms?

Why does The National Forest (England) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study The National Forest (England)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on The National Forest (England).