JemmaPage published Oak tree planted to commemorate 150 years of Forest Recreation...

A piece of history was planted in celebration of the Forest Recreation Ground celebrating its 150th anniversary as a public open space.The Mayor of Nottingham planted an oak tree 150 years ago in commemoration of the recreation ground being protected by the 1845 Nottingham Inclosure Act, which saw some 80 acres of Sherwood Forest set aside for public recreational use and confirmed the space as public open space for ever.And now a century-and-a-half after the giant foliage, which can be seen at..