Yesterday I walked through these woods and they were bone dry, I crossed the Red Rise Brook with ease, gravel shoving in many places, today though after a just little rain, the stream exceeds the boundaries of its banks and it's woodland fringe is wet woodland. It's a testament to the effectiveness of the restoration project, as a few years ago this water would have been whisked out of the forest by the straightened dredged streams and drains, now the land hold the water and slowly releases it. If the rain holds off I'm sure it'll be back to normal tomorrow. It makes you think though, the forest can become problematic to traverse very quickly, I'd imagine centuries ago the forest would have been a wild and forbidding place in wet season, impossible for those who didn't know it to travel through, and awkward for those who did. Still beautiful though.
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