I remember as a little lad on the slide at Bolingbroke Playground in Battersea. Watching her come past on her way to Brighton having come through Clapham Junction. All of her engine included in the Pullman colours. Hope they bring her back we need nostalgia. I'd book to ride on her.
I hope that England's beautiful culture and country are preserved for all time. Especially in these current days of globalists trying to destroy the precious history of so many peoples.
@@newforestarchive Well, t'was you called then „large wasps“, but what is their specific name? Hornets? Yeah, I guessed as much but hornets can still be many things. It’s not that I haven’t tried to find out and I do think it could be the European hornet (Vespa crabro) but is it?
@@Hallands. Quite right these are Vespa crabro, filmed in the New Forest. They are larger than the Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina), which are now in the UK. The Asian Hornet is more of a threat to our bee population. With two nests found in Southern England in 2021.
Superlative, evocation of place and time which ignites history, rights and wrongs……. Now I understand what happened to my own beloved Enfield Chase north of London whoose scraps I grew up in as a child…… and which has ‘shaped’ me Thank you for this 29 year old ‘gem’……..
Are you, by any chance, the John Nettles from the show Midsomer Murders, aka Tom Barnaby? If so, how cool. Thank you for this video, either way. Quite an interesting subject.
It is interesting to note that when the BBC first released this on video, they decided to call it 'Ytene The Ancient Forest', removing the word 'England's', so as to not sound too parochial. 🎬newforestgateway.org/Media-Archives/Film-Archive Has lots more New Forest Films
Back then we always went on outings in our Sunday best! Great documentary. I also remember picnicking on roadside verges perilously close to passing traffic and rattling as lorries went rushing by whilst we tucked into our sarnies!
So what IS the rare fungus that only grows on the dung of horses grazing natural pasture?? It would have been good to know! Some of us are interested in such things. Yes, I know this film is 30 years old, but it falls short of the standards of the time, when I was also a scriptwriter.
Not knowing the actual name of the fungus that grows on horse dung is perhaps not as important as the knowledge now gained that such a fungus exists. It is the script's gift that keeps on giving.... 🍄Nail Fungus (Poronia punctata) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7oP84ZfhoEY.html
It’s a shame the scriptwriter didn’t know a bit more about forestry, or have a s riot editor to corral things like confusion between pollarding and coppicing. Not a bad programme, but lightweight when it came to giving the historical truth about how a privileged elite took everything and limited the commoners to the bare minimum on land that had once been theirs to share. Andnothing has changed. Britain is still infected with the cancer of feudalism that holds a tiny minority can own all the land and its resources ( think of Crown rights over any mineral wealth you might discover on your property). This suppression of or people’s rights will never end until the populace stops tugging its forelock to the rich and powerful and gets on with serious land and wealth reforms.
Not sure quite why the introductory music would be Irish (at least it sounds Irish to me) considering this documentary is about The New Forest in Southern England ! We have an ancient forest atop Shooter's Hill, in S.E.London, which the local people have had to battle to have protected status against its destruction by construction companies. Once such a forest is destroyed, it cannot be so easily replaced, nor should it be.
We know that Chris is 'Marmite' (love or hate) to many people. He is however, in a position to raise public awareness of a perceived problem. The important thing is to encourage dialogue between all the interested parties. Commoners, Verderers and the various national bodies. Get the balance right to encourage, tourism, wildlife and farming. If there are to be farming subsidies across the UK, make sure they are fair to all. If we avoid personal comments, a constructive narrative begins.... There is much to be gleaned from visiting the various websites including: newforestcommoner.co.uk verderers.org.uk newforestassociation.org newforestassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NF_Grass_Final_Report.pdf hlsnewforest.org.uk/projects/verderers-grazing-scheme/
Oh I love the documentaries of days gone by!! So difficult to find them too. Thank you, for sharing this lovely one. Brings back wonderful memories for me.
