Sherwood Forest

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Sherwood Forest is a historic royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the legendary home and hideout of the outlaw hero Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf forest
royal forest
tourist attraction
associatedWith Merry Men
surface form: Friar Tuck

Merry Men
surface form: Little John

Maid Marian
Robin Hood
contains Major Oak
country England
ecosystemType ancient woodland
lowland heathland
famousFor Merry Men legend
Robin Hood legend
governingBody Nottinghamshire County Council
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
surface form: RSPB
hasConservationFocus ancient oak woodland preservation
biodiversity protection
hasFauna bats
deer
woodland birds
hasFlora ancient oaks
hasHeritageStatus National Nature Reserve
Site of Special Scientific Interest
hasProtectionStatus protected area
hasRecreationActivity birdwatching
educational visits
hiking
nature study
historicalUse royal hunting forest
timber source
locatedIn Nottinghamshire
locatedInRegion East Midlands
locatedNear Edwinstowe
Nottingham
mentionedIn medieval ballads of Robin Hood
nearbySettlement Edwinstowe
Mansfield
Ollerton
ownedBy public ownership
partOf United Kingdom
region Nottinghamshire
surface form: Nottinghamshire coalfield area
touristAttraction Major Oak viewing area
Robin Hood Festival
visitor centre
walking trails
treeSpecies English oak
Pinus
surface form: Scots pine

silver birch

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Alan-a-Dale associatedPlace Sherwood Forest
Edwinstowe associatedWith Sherwood Forest
Maid Marian associatedWith Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood associatedWith Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood baseOfOperations Sherwood Forest
Nottinghamshire contains Sherwood Forest
Midlands containsPart Sherwood Forest
this entity surface form: Sherwood Forest area
Edwinstowe hasCategory Sherwood Forest
this entity surface form: Sherwood Forest area
Edwinstowe hasLegendSite Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood novels hasSetting Sherwood Forest
Edwinstowe historicallyAssociatedWith Sherwood Forest
this entity surface form: Royal hunting forest of Sherwood
Robin Hood Festival isRelatedTo Sherwood Forest
Nottinghamshire knownFor Sherwood Forest
Major Oak locatedIn Sherwood Forest
Major Oak locatedIn Sherwood Forest
this entity surface form: Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve
Ollerton near Sherwood Forest
Merry Men operatesIn Sherwood Forest
Edwinstowe partOf Sherwood Forest
this entity surface form: Sherwood Forest area
Major Oak partOf Sherwood Forest
this entity surface form: Sherwood Forest Country Park
the greenwood relatedTo Sherwood Forest
subject surface form: The Greenwood
subject surface form: Robin Hood (2006 TV series)
Much the Miller's Son setting Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood comics setting Sherwood Forest
Will Scarlet setting Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood Festival takesPlaceIn Sherwood Forest
Edwinstowe tourismBasedOn Sherwood Forest