Publications
Articles by members of the group have appeared in Ashdown Forest News (the magazine of the Friends of Ashdown Forest) and various other publications. We have also produced a number of illustrated booklets collated from the group's recent exhibitions. All these publications are listed below, grouped by theme, and within each theme ordered by date of publication. Click on the links to view or download.
World War One
- Forest Row Men who Died in the Great War (2014)5
- Researching the Men of Ashdown Forest who fell in the First World War (2017) 12
- Officers and Other Ranks who Fell in the Great War: The Kekewich and Maskell Brothers (2018) 13
- Men of Ashdown Forest who Fell in the Great War: A Case of Mistaken Identity (2019) 14
- WW1 Project on Ashdown Forest (Royal British Legion) (2019) 17
- Researching the Men of Ashdown Forest who Fell in the First World War — Project Overview and Key Findings (2019)
World War Two
Transport history
- Map of the Railways of the Central Weald at August 1914, with dates of opening (2015)
- The Development of Railways around Ashdown Forest before the First World War (2015) 8
- The Turnpike Roads of Ashdown Forest - A Forgotten History? (2016) 10
- The Development of Railways around Ashdown Forest, 1850-1914 (2017 exhibition)
- Transport Improvements around Forest Row in the 18th and 19th Centuries (2018)
Occupational change
- Occupations in a 19th Century Forest-Edge Rural Community (2013) 4
- Traditional Ashdown Forest Occupations (2015 exhibition)
- Aspects of Change in Ashdown Forest Occupations, 1850-1914 (2017 exhibition)
Population and social change
- Ashdown Forest in a Time of Change (2013)1
- Ashdown Forest in a Time of Change: 1850-1914 (2017) 11
- Ashdown Forest at a Time of Change, 1850-1914: A Timeline (2017 exhibition)
- Life & Leisure on Ashdown Forest, 1850-1914 (2017 exhibition)
- Who Were the Census Enumerators? Forest Row 1851-1881 (2013) 2
- Family Names on Ashdown Forest (2013) 3
Buildings and architecture
- Forest Row: Houses on the Forest Edge (2015)
- Changing Architectural Styles on the Forest Edge, 1850-1914 (2017)
- An Exploration of the Ashdown Forest Centre Barns 6
- New Insight into the Origins of the Ashdown Forest Centre Barns (2015)7
- The Origins of the Barns at the Ashdown Forest Centre (2015 exhibition)
Forest fires
The Sale of Ashdown Forest 1987-88
All the above publications are copyright © Ashdown Forest Research Group.
1 Ashdown Forest Life, 15, Spring/Summer 2013, p.10 and Ashdown Forest Life,16, Autumn/Winter 2013, p.8
2 Ashdown Forest Life, 15, Spring/Summer 2013, p.10
3 Ashdown Forest Life, 16, Autumn/Winter 2013, p.9
4 Ashdown Forest News, 65, Autumn 2013, p.10
5 Ashdown Forest News, 67, Autumn/Winter 2014, p.9
6 Ashdown Forest Life
7 Ashdown Forest Conservators Volunteers' newsletter, 27-01-2015
8 Ashdown Forest News, 68, Spring 2015, p.11
9 Ashdown Forest News, Spring 2016
10 Ashdown Forest News, Autumn/Winter 2016
11 Ashdown Forest News, Spring 2017
12 Ashdown Forest News, Autumn/Winter 2017
13 Ashdown Forest News, Autumn/Winter 2018
14 Ashdown Forest News, Spring/Summer 2019
15 Ashdown Forest News, Autumn/Winter 2021
16 Ashdown Forest News, Autumn 2019
17 Journal of the Royal British Legion East Grinstead Branch, Edition 32, July-August 2019