Bog woodland

The rains we've been experiencing of late have made the forest hard to navigate, with swathes being wet under foot at best and other areas being completely inundated. The strange thing is, on the whole, the forest streams still bare their gravel bottoms. I'm used to the forest being seasonally wet, with the rivers overflowing and flooding their environs, or the lower wetland areas and pockets being wet. But this feels like a different type of wet, the ground is sodden, although it doesn't appear to be draining of when there's capacity in the streams to allow it. It appears to be holding on to the water. I suppose it does illustrate the benefits of trees in relation to holding water, as well as showing that NPA's program of reestablishing bog woodland is working. Still, whatever the cause, I'd watch your path and footing or risk some seriously wet feet.