Cheddar Gorge & Long Wood Walk, Part V, 'Leaving Long Wood'by Sheila, June 1st 2021
Channel: semw52
Date: 2021-06-05

After a more than super saturating experience of beauty and Peace it was time to leave this gifted oasis by strolling gently thru the narrow valley embraced by lush greenery, white wild garlic flowers and other  plants and shrubs------On the return no stream above ground but beneath my feet a huge caving system as a part of the Cheddar Gorge caverns and swallets---the earth below must be more like Swiss cheese with holes than cheddar cheese---networks of tunnels and caverns and I have seen  cavers/pot-holers emerge on  several occasions.....there are a number of pot holes at Long Wood but not all are visible or locked  so take care off track------As I walk along I absorb as much of the environment and atmosphere as I can ---dream material for the odd  sleepless night where I can  wander in my thoughts around this beautiful haven....." sleep as perchance to dream" as said William Shakespeare----------I will return throughout the year as part of other walks ----------Before I reach Long Sheep Field I meander up and along the old West Mendip Way track with its moss covered  stone walls, bluebells and I continued to experience and enjoy amazing pure wild fragrances from the flowers and shrubs--a hypnotic and magnetic place indeed---a place today which was all mine---only a single solo runner appeared and faded and as fast as he arrived he was gone---- absorbed  in the green and white blankets that adorned the spaces.... Just one more Video ( Part VI) to come folks of this walk in the Spring Sunshine as I head back to Cheddar Gorge