Forest, Guernsey
{{Short description|Parish in southern Guernsey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| population_total = 1546
| population_as_of = 2019
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| website = {{URL|http://www.forestparish.org.gg/}}
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The Forest (Guernésiais: La Fouarêt, French: La Forêt) is a parish in Guernsey. It is the highest parish on the island, with altitudes of up to about 100 m. The full title of the parish is Ste Marguerite de la Foret, after the parish church.
The old Guernésiais nickname for people from La Fouarêt was bourdaons ({{Literal translation|bumblebees}}).
The postal codes for street addresses in this parish begin with GY8.
Forest was the first parish in the Island to receive some unwelcome visitors. Chief Officer Inspector W Sculpher recorded the following in the Occurrence Book dated Wednesday, 3 July 1940: "I beg to report that at about 8pm on 30th June a number of German Armed Forces landed at the Airport, Forest."{{cite web |url=http://www.guernsey.police.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5469 |title=HISTORY OF THE GUERNSEY POLICE}}
Geography
The Forest is located in the south of Guernsey. It borders the parishes of St Peter's to the west, St Saviour's to the north-west, St Andrew's to the north and St Martin's to the east.
Beaches
The south coast is mostly made up of cliffs, but the beaches in The Forest include:
- Le Portelet (inaccessible from land; it can be accessed by swimming from Petit Bôt or by boat)
- Part of Petit Bôt
Relief
The parish goes up to an altitude of about 100 m (the highest in the island). The only low areas are at the coast, where there are steep cliffs.
Climate
The Meteorological Observatory has been at Guernsey Airport since it was built in 1939.{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.gg/index1024.html |title=History of the Guernsey Met Office |publisher=Met Office Guernsey |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-date=4 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904180537/http://www.metoffice.gov.gg/index1024.html |url-status=dead }}
{{Weather box
|location = Forest, Guernsey (Guernsey Airport)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 13.3
|Feb record high C = 15.0
|Mar record high C = 19.4
|Apr record high C = 24.3
|May record high C = 25.9
|Jun record high C = 30.8
|Jul record high C = 31.7
|Aug record high C = 34.3
|Sep record high C = 30.6
|Oct record high C = 23.6
|Nov record high C = 16.8
|Dec record high C = 15.6
|year record high C = 34.3
|Jan high C = 8.7
|Feb high C = 8.4
|Mar high C = 10.0
|Apr high C = 11.8
|May high C = 14.9
|Jun high C = 17.5
|Jul high C = 19.5
|Aug high C = 19.8
|Sep high C = 18.0
|Oct high C = 15.1
|Nov high C = 11.8
|Dec high C = 9.5
|year high C = 13.8
|Jan mean C = 6.9
|Feb mean C = 6.5
|Mar mean C = 7.8
|Apr mean C = 9.2
|May mean C = 12.1
|Jun mean C = 14.5
|Jul mean C = 16.6
|Aug mean C = 17.0
|Sep mean C = 15.5
|Oct mean C = 13.0
|Nov mean C = 10.0
|Dec mean C = 7.8
|year mean C = 11.4
|Jan low C = 5.0
|Feb low C = 4.6
|Mar low C = 5.6
|Apr low C = 6.6
|May low C = 9.2
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 13.6
|Aug low C = 14.1
|Sep low C = 12.9
|Oct low C = 10.8
|Nov low C = 8.1
|Dec low C = 6.0
|year low C = 9.0
|Jan record low C = -7.8
|Feb record low C = -7.2
|Mar record low C = -2.2
|Apr record low C = -1.4
|May record low C = 0.1
|Jun record low C = 5.4
|Jul record low C = 8.3
|Aug record low C = 9.2
|Sep record low C = 5.8
|Oct record low C = 3.5
|Nov record low C = -0.8
|Dec record low C = -3.8
|year record low C = -7.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 92.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 70.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 67.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 53.1
|May precipitation mm = 50.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 45.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 42.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 47.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 57.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 95.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 104.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 112.9
|year precipitation mm = 838.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 19.3
|Feb precipitation days = 15.7
|Mar precipitation days = 15.9
|Apr precipitation days = 13.2
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 10.4
|Jul precipitation days = 11.0
|Aug precipitation days = 10.6
|Sep precipitation days = 12.4
|Oct precipitation days = 17.3
|Nov precipitation days = 18.8
|Dec precipitation days = 18.6
|year precipitation days = 175.0
|Jan snow days = 2.8
|Feb snow days = 4.0
|Mar snow days = 1.3
|Apr snow days = 0.6
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.5
|Dec snow days = 1.7
|year snow days = 11.0
|Jan sun = 61.0
|Feb sun = 85.6
|Mar sun = 127.6
|Apr sun = 194.7
|May sun = 234.5
|Jun sun = 246.6
|Jul sun = 250.7
|Aug sun = 230.1
|Sep sun = 180.1
|Oct sun = 117.1
|Nov sun = 77.8
|Dec sun = 58.2
|year sun = 1864.0
|Jan percentsun = 22.7
|Feb percentsun = 29.1
|Mar percentsun = 34.7
|Apr percentsun = 47.7
|May percentsun = 49.6
|Jun percentsun = 51.2
|Jul percentsun = 51.7
|Aug percentsun = 52.0
|Sep percentsun = 47.8
|Oct percentsun = 35.3
|Nov percentsun = 28.7
|Dec percentsun = 22.8
|year percentsun = 41.8
|source 1 = Guernsey Met Office 2014 Weather Report {{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.gg/2014%20Annual%20Report.pdf |title=2014 Weather Report |publisher=Guernsey Met Office |access-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126093815/http://www.metoffice.gov.gg/2014%20Annual%20Report.pdf |archive-date=26 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}
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Features
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The features of the parish include:
- Forest church
- Forest Methodist church
- Coast
- A cliff walk along the South coast{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseywalker.me.uk/Petit%20Bot%20to%20Le%20Gouffre.html |title=Petit Bot to Le Gouffre and back |publisher=Guernsey Walker |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070510/http://www.guernseywalker.me.uk/Petit%20Bot%20to%20Le%20Gouffre.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Petit Bôt bay{{cite web |url=http://www.goodbeachguide.co.uk/beach/petit-bot-bay |title=Petit Bot Bay |publisher=Good Beach Guide}}{{rp|133}}
- Le Portelet
- Guernsey Airport{{cite web |url=https://www.airport.gg/ |title=Guernsey airport}}
- Guernsey's highest point
- Le Perron du Roi megalith{{cite web |url=http://www.megalithicguernsey.co.uk/leperronduroi/ |title=Le Perron du Roi |publisher=megalithicguernsey}}
- Military:
- Parish war memorial inside church Lych gate{{cite web |url=http://www.greatwarci.net/memorials/guernsey/forest.htm |title=Forest Parish Memorial, Guernsey |publisher=Great War CI}}
- Tower 13, Petit Bôt Bay
- St Clair Battery dating from the Napoleonic Wars
- Saints Bay Battery dating from the Napoleonic Wars
- German Occupation Museum{{cite web |url=http://www.germanoccupationmuseum.co.uk/ |title=Occupation Museum}}{{rp|136}}
- German fortifications, built during the occupation 1940–45
- Abreuvoirs (places for cattle to drink){{cite web |url=http://www.societe.org.gg/articles/abreuvoirs/abreuvoirs.html |title=Guernsey Abreuvoirs |publisher=La Société Guernesiaise}}
- A number of protected buildings{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=74530&p=0 |title=PROTECTED BUILDINGS |publisher=Environment – Guernsey government}}
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The parish of the Forest hosts:
- Forest Douzaine Room
- Aurigny has its head office on the airport property"[http://www.aurigny.com/html/en/contact.asp?lang=en Contact us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707185344/http://www.aurigny.com/html/en/contact.asp?lang=en |date=7 July 2011 }}." Aurigny Air Services. Retrieved on 12 February 2011. "Aurigny Air Services Ltd States Airport La Planque Lane Forest Guernsey, GY8 OTD Channel Islands."
- The Mallard Cinema{{cite web |url=http://www.mallardcinema.co.uk/ |title=The Mallard Cinema}}
- Countryside walks{{cite book |first=Paddy |last=Dillon |title=Channel Island Walks |ISBN=9781852842888 |publisher=Cicerone Press Limited, 1999 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/channelislandwal0000dill }}{{rp|135}}
- The Met Office
File:Guernsey Airport Terminal.jpg
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Main roads
File:Forest, Guernsey (2014).jpg]]
The following main roads (listed from west–east) provide important links between The Forest and the other parishes:
- Rue De Manoir (leads to Torteval)
- Rue De Farras (leads to St Peter's)
- Route Des Blicqs (leads to St Andrew's, St Peter Port and the North of the island)
- Forest Road (leads to St Martin's)
The following main roads (listed from west–east) are also very important as they provide access to the Parish Centre and the Airport:
- Rue Des Landes
- Le Bourg
Politics
Forest comprises part of the West administrative division with Torteval, St. Saviour's and St. Pierre-du-Bois
In the 2016 Guernsey general election there was a 3,188 or 74% turnout to elect five Deputies. Those elected (in order of votes received) being Al Brouard, Andrea Dudley-Owen, Emilie Yerby, David De Lisle and Shane Langlois.
Notable people
{{See also|List of people from Guernsey}}
- Ernest Martin Jehan, Royal Navy officer during World War I
- Thomas de la Rue, founder of De La Rue plc
- William Le Lacheur, sea captain with strong links to Costa Rica
References
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External links
- [http://www.forestparish.org.gg/news.html Forest Parish website]
- [http://www.guernseyinformation.com/forest.html Parish information]
{{Parishes in Guernsey}}
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