Nowt to do but walk the woods

[Graham]

Laid up with ripped shoulder tendons and man flu so took a walk to make myself better.

 

 

This old girl is 27' round but doesn't look it.

 

 

 

 

 

Clever scribing:001_smile:

 

 

Full of tiny brownies

 

[David Humphries]

What a tree-mendous looking site, where is it ?

 

Sherwood ?

 

 

 

 

 

Great old timers

 

 

 

 

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[Graham]

What a tree-mendous looking site, where is it ?

 

Sherwood ?

 

 

 

 

 

Great old timers

 

 

 

 

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No it's part of Cannock Chase that escaped the mass conifer planting. It's a remnant of mediaeval hunting enclosure. Some of the old boundaries are still visible. Very close to the big oak I posted ealier in the year. A favourite place of the Earl of Essex who cavorted with the imrisoned Mary queen of Scots nearby:001_smile:

[geoff]

Great images of your visit,love the history & trees:thumbup1:

Get well soonest sir.

[RobArb]

Lovely place, wonder how its remained hidden from all the APF'ers?

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I want a look in there! body language all over the shop!

 

nice post graham, thanks for sharing your day with us.

 

lovely brown rot

[Matthew Burton]

Top pics graham! Where abouts on the chase is it? might have to pop down and have a wander about

[slack ma girdle]

Good to see some proper gnarley verterans, did you feel better after your walk ?

[Graham]

Oaks are in Haywood park. Park on the side of the road just past the strawberry farm. Wet area is close to the Punchbowl. Just follow the old oaks into what was always called Snake valley. No snakes about today. Not sure if the alder coppice was once used for gunpowder production but the streams here powered slitting mills and mediaeval iron works.

[Graham]

Good to see some proper gnarley verterans, did you feel better after your walk ?

 

Yes mate. Can now lift my arm all of 6":001_smile: