The southern portion of the Chetwood forest , located east and south of the town of Bree, served primarily as a historical refuge for the local inhabitants. In times when the surrounding lands were overrun by Orcs and other hostile forces, the people of the four Bree-land villages would flee into the southern reaches of the wood, where they had prepared hidden cabins and supply caches. While the Chetwood appeared wholesome and full of light near its edges, the deeper, older inner regions were seldom explored by the villagers, who generally only ventured in far enough to gather firewood and building materials.
In the Third Age, few bothered with the ancient hiding spots, though some older, more cautious residents still secreted away portions of their harvest, a practice reminiscent of squirrels. The southern edge of the wider Chetwood area was bordered by the East Road, just south of the village of Staddle and southwest of the extensive Midgewater Marshes. In some modern adaptations, the area is noted for being a haunt for bandits, such as the Blackwold gang, in the early War of the Ring.
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