Took the dogs out to the woods this morning.
Things are springing into life at last. Besides snowdrops which have been visible for some time now, there are a few escaped daffodils to be seen and several primroses on view if you know where to look!
There has been some grading and levelling work done on the newly installed 'access for all' path so that use of wheelchairs will be easier - still some places where further work is required.
I spoke to a regular dogwalker who was mightily impressed that he'd seen a Green Woodpecker. This goes to show how important it is to draw people's attention to the things around us - they just do not notice them very often. Hopefully the access will enable more and more people to feel good about walking in the woods. The importance of urban fringe woodland sites in getting city dwellers into the countryside and learning about wildlife issues is well illustrtated.
Hopefully if this bit of woodland is accepted into the South Downs National Park boundary, it will be safe from urban development which has always been a threat - especially since the Great Storm of 1987.
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