▁nation wide ▁park run s . ▁ ▁Mountain ▁b ik ing ▁is ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁as ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁dense ▁wood land , ▁open ▁pla ins , ▁technical ▁sections ▁and ▁narrow ▁but ▁quick ▁dra ining ▁tra ils ▁make ▁for ▁exc iting ▁r iding . ▁Bey ond ▁Black ▁Park ▁X C 1 0 ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁organ ised ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Black ▁Park ▁staff ▁by ▁West ▁D ray ton ▁Mountain ▁Bi ke ▁Club ▁and ▁Bey ond ▁Mountain ▁B ikes ▁of ▁Sur rey . ▁The ▁event ▁attract s ▁rid ers ▁of ▁all ▁ages ▁and ▁skill ▁levels . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁open ▁for ▁fish ing ▁during ▁the ▁normal ▁rod ▁lic ence ▁season , ▁though ▁pre - b ait ing , ▁keep ▁n ets ▁and ▁night ▁fish ing ▁are ▁all ▁forb idden . ▁ ▁Black ▁Park ▁at ▁war ▁During ▁both ▁World ▁War ▁One ▁and ▁Two ▁the ▁Park ▁saw ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁Empire ▁with ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forest ry ▁Regiment ▁helping ▁to ▁farm ▁the ▁Park ▁and ▁har vest ▁the ▁wood , ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁tren ches ▁of ▁France ▁or ▁building ▁air ▁stri ps ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps . ▁To ▁this ▁day ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁trees ▁they ▁plant ed ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁clearly ▁seen . ▁ ▁Sad ly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ry ▁Regiment ▁never ▁went ▁home ▁after ▁being ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁road ▁traffic ▁accident ▁on ▁the ▁nearby ▁Cro oked ▁B illet ▁Round about . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁St ▁Margaret ' s ▁Church , ▁I ver