A Reflective Wood Walk in 2021, Part II, 'Over On The North Side of Worlebury Woods' by Sheila, Jan
Channel: semw52
Date: 2021-01-26

Just before crossing over the main spine of the woods to the North side I did notice quite a few cars parked  by the track----------Now during the last Coronavirus Lock Down in March 2020 this track was gated and locked--the restrictions for parking much stricter to try and control the number of people visiting the woods by car----Well I always go 'off track' most of the time for my walks and know the quieter routes thru the woods not yet discovered by the new flocks of people now walking here---people  no longer in work, children off school---the tracks are getting wider, muddier and exposed---This Covid-19 has caused mass invasions in more ways than one---
Its Winter but I am heading for the Bluebell  area as part of my route  along the North side---no Bluebells yet not until the Spring when a blanket of blue  will cover the Wood's floor....There are several pathways but today I wander along and among the tall sleeping trees---no one to be seen or heard --peace and calm apart of course from my Soliloquy as I drift by---talking to the trees as usual --my companions  of peace, my providers of shelter, of Oxygen and in a few months displaying a lush  green canopy of leaves--powerhouses of Nature, homes to the birds and insects, the small mammals-------Today I will see a squirrel or 2 hopping and climbing and foraging in the undergrowth, I see a busy Woodpecker high up  almost invisible but for his hammering on the tree trunks looking for food------And the jet black Ravens  calling out with their echoing music resounding throughout the wood---the Guardians of our wood--free spirits just like their cousins who guard the Tower of London---they cruise and glide above watching and observing and aware of the humans--Aware of the CLEARERS--------those that are removing habitats, removing by raking, chopping, strimming and axing undergrowth and want to remove the majestic trees that have been with us for quite a while and deserve their place here on this ancient site--this Hill-Fort