Named after the ancient body of trees that is Sherwood Forest, our Sherwood collection draws on both the natural landscape of the forest itself, but also its heritage and history, its famous myths and legend. Nestled near the border of Derbyshire on Nottinghamshire's western flank, the forest is located within the deepest and darkest heart of England. And as such, one may not be surprised to note that it contains some of the oldest trees in the land. 1000-year-old oaks stretch their green moss-laden branches over and under each other, crisscrossing the canopy above those who are lucky enough to grace the forest floor below. But Sherwood forest is not just known for its outstanding flora and fauna. Of course, it is the legend of Robin Hood that mainly draws the crowds of 350,000 tourists to its boundaries. An ancient hunting ground for the deer. The forest itself is a royal forest, and was an ancient hunting ground of the monarch. As such it would have been subject to the same laws as other royal forests that prohibited the hunting of any deer and boar that lay within it. Such privations for the local population of their much-needed food supply provides the backdrop for the legend whose one version or other we know so well. Robin hood was a renegade and a bandit that lay within this mystical forest, part soldier, part hunter, part social revolutionary bushwhacker, and who struck out against these oppressive laws. Like a more rebellious and anti-establishment Bear Grylls, he was an outlier, a wanderer and a leader amongst men. It is the essence of both this legend and also the forest itself that we have sought to encapsulate within our Sherwood collection.