Woodland Wonderings........

Over the past four months, we (Rhys & Nicky) have been in the process of purchasing 32 acres of glorious semi-ancient woodland on the Newport/ Monmouthshire border. To say it is a dream come true is an understatement.

Over the coming months, we will begin to monitor the multiple badger setts, squirrel dreys, bat roosts and owl ranges that are already established, in addition to strengthening hedgerows, protecting fungi sights, embedding top bar hives for honey bees and digging out a rather large wildlife pond.

Occasionally, we will just sit under one of the thousands of trees, admire the view and thank every single star that for a little bit of lifetime, it’s just about nature…………..

We hope you enjoy following our woodland wonderings 🧙‍♂️🧝‍♀️

Being but men, we walked into the trees.

Afraid, letting our syllables be soft

For fear of waking the rooks,

For fear of coming

Noiselessly into a world of wings and cries.

If we were children we might climb,

Catch the rooks sleeping, and break no twig,

And, after the soft ascent,

Thrust out our heads above the branches

To wonder at the unfailing stars.

Out of confusion, as the way is,

And the wonder that man knows,

Out of the chaos would come bliss.

That, then, is loveliness, we said,

Children in wonder watching the stars,

Is the aim and the end.

Being but men we walked into the trees.

(Dylan Thomas)