Wark Forest is the southern part of
Kielder Forest
Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding Kielder village and the Kielder Water reservoir. It is the largest man-made woodland in England with three-quarters of its covered by forest. The majority o ...
in
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
,
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
. Wark Forest is found within the south-west tip of
Northumberland National Park
Northumberland National Park is the northernmost National Parks of England and Wales, national park in England. It covers an area of more than between the Scotland, Scottish border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall. The park lies en ...
. It is near the village of
Wark on Tyne
Wark on Tyne or Wark is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, north of Hexham.
History
The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for earthworks, and refers to the mound at the south of the village. Wark was once the capit ...
to the south.
Forests and woodlands of Northumberland
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