This booklet, written by Sylvia Crowe, draws largely on the impressions gained from her numerous and extensive visits to forests and woodlands in England, Scotland and Wales during the period when she was the Forestry Commission’s consultant. But the importance of the views expressed stems from Sylvia Crowe’s lifetime of experience, her constructive thought on the meaning of landscape and her outstanding position among landscape architects both here and abroad. This booklet will be of value and interest far outside the Commission’s own staff: to the public who may gain a fuller understanding of the landscaping objectives of the Forestry Commission: to other woodland owners whose aim of caring for the countryside is the same as our own: and to countries in Europe and further afield who may have landscape problems similar to our own.