The Old Man has been getting about a bit recently, in the last week looking at ancient trees and woods in Lincolnshire, Nottingham and Yorkshire, replanted ancient woodland in Shropshire and Somerset, and extensive new woodland in Hertfordshire. These were mostly fairly brief visits but each raised some interesting questions and challenges in terms of… Continue reading Something old, something new
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In the footsteps of the Legions
A long march, a long march, and twenty years behind, but the girl I met at Clusium comes easy to my mind. The above comes from an imagined Legionary marching song, used in a 1950s’ radio adaptation of The Eagle of the Ninth: I was about five but listened with my older brother. Fragments of… Continue reading In the footsteps of the Legions
Is the Old Man Ancient or simply Long-established?
Later today I will be joining a discussion about what is important about ancient woods and whether some characteristics are also shared with younger woodland. So, I am revisiting some of the history of the terms beforehand and how they have evolved. Hayley – the quintessential ancient wood; and recent woodland in the Heart of… Continue reading Is the Old Man Ancient or simply Long-established?
The Old Man of Wytham 