Showing posts with label Stonard Wood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stonard Wood. Show all posts

Sunday, 14 May 2023

Stonard morning

We were out early doors this morning, beginning our walk over Cranborne Chase ways shortly after sunrise. Mist clung amongst the stands. Stonard Wood looked like a set from Robin of Sherwood or Middle Earth. Not a soul about, lovely, just the subtle sound and movement of nature changing shifts to the dawn chorus. The conditions under foot were such that even travelling at a good pace you could move near silently, I find it's a nice way to move through the land, lends your walk an ethereal feel. I thought the woods misty, though nothing compared to the Ridgeway where visibility was down to 50 meters at times; like walking through the clouds. What a day.

Saturday, 28 November 2020

Lucas Castle

Withybed Green with the sun breaking cover to illuminate Lucas Castle beyond from Stonard Wood. Behind Lucas Castle you can just make out the Spreading Oak on the horizon, or rather the clump containing it. Wonderful part of the forest.