Rowberrow & Dolebury Warren Wander, Part II,'Lush Green Trees, Old Mossy Walls & Wild Garlic Aromas
Channel: semw52
Date: 2023-05-18

The scent and aromas of the wild  white garlic flowers is intoxicating and also saturating the air as I wander the Warrens of Dolebury & Rowberrow. By the end of the day I will be drenched in the scent of the white garlic flower---OK if you like garlic which I do and also add to food and to keep the vampires at bay--he he---...The old track at the base of the Hill Fort is  also lined with very old broken stone walls--all have a history and built by skillful people of the past. Occasionally I have seen repair work taking place here but is is a long process and skilled people needed to do the work--usually voluntary I believe.So much history here and so many feet have walked here --you never feel alone here.The talls trees are so magnificent, so lush green as they pump out pure Oxygen as part of their photosynthesis process taking place in their leaves---the factories and powerhouses of the trees--brilliant biology, chemistry and physics at work in these great Earthlings.The canopy of green is breath-taking and such a virgin green at this time of year and the colour display really compensates for the grey sky at this time of day in the walk---The Sun and blue skies do appear later and the heat. But within the warren the coolness and protection is useful especially on  Summer hikes when many hikers come here to practice their map and compass skills etc...
I am heading for a combe deep within the warren which I discovered in 2022 which one horse rider named her Happy place--a place of Peace and calm...The bluebells are the residents with  no white garlic---a last chance to capture the bluebells as  May disappears...In contrast there is the sadness of the Ash trees weakening with 'Ash -die back disease' and many are felled and bunched at the side of the track as I walk by ----grey and blackened------many new trees being planted as well here which is encouraging. Rowberrow Warren has an abundance and a variety of different species of trees woven within its acreage, hidden  within the various pathways and concealed by the distinctive tall pines that act like guards, sentries of the Warren---seen for miles and a good reference point for walkers.Even Xmas trees can be found here and some ancient trees, spirit trees --all observers of space and time....Part III to follow soon as I make my way to the 'Happy Valley/Place'