A forest where, until the 1700s, gallows literally stood ready for the convicts.

During the First World War, the woods, unlike other forest areas, were spared because they formed a resting area for British soldiers. There was a barrack where Anglican worship services were held, and there was a cinema room. A nearby farm, the present Hospitaalhoeve, served as a hospital. The Plank Road led to the center of Vlamertinge and the soldiers went to the front along this road. At the edge of the forest is the Hagle Dump Cemetery.

The British gave it the name “Dirty Bucket Camp” referring to the inn de Vuile Seule ("seule" is West Flemish for bucket).

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