Forest, Guernsey

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.

|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 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

Features

The features of the parish include:

• Forest church
• Forest Methodist church
• Coast
  • A cliff walk along the South coast
  • Petit Bôt bay
  • Le Portelet
• Guernsey Airport
• Guernsey's highest point
• Le Perron du Roi megalith
• Military:
  • Parish war memorial inside church Lych gate
  • Tower 13, Petit Bôt Bay
  • St Clair Battery dating from the Napoleonic Wars
  • Saints Bay Battery dating from the Napoleonic Wars
  • German Occupation Museum
  • German fortifications, built during the occupation 1940–45
• Abreuvoirs (places for cattle to drink)
• A number of protected buildings The parish of the Forest hosts:
• Forest Douzaine Room
• Aurigny has its head office on the airport property
• The Mallard Cinema
• Countryside walks
• The Met Office

Main roads

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

• 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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