A walk in the woods

I spoke to a local woman on Friday at Ewan's Nursery school and asked her if there were any forests or woods nearby that we could go to with the kids.  She told me about Tyrrel's Wood, which is basically about 1 mile from our house.   We went this afternoon, with puppy and had a lovely walk around in the sunshine.    Here are some photos - again, click on image for the larger version.  One of the photos was taken using the 3D mode but as I don't have 3D glasses, I can't check if it actually worked or not!

Arriving - no fee, no hawkers, no vagrants, no rubbish.

We gave Laila a bath this morning, which was a bit of a waste of time, after she'd wandered through as much mud as possible. She made friends with a couple of local dogs who were also out for their constitutionals and of course, found a stick.

Walks in the wood are all part of the Boudicca Way network of footpaths in this area.

The Boudicca Way is named after the legendary warrior Queen of the Iceni, whose tribes once inhabited the area, and passes through the beautiful, unspoilt rural countryside of South Norfolk and the Waveney Valley where visitors will find sites where unusual wildlife and flora are present.

The Boudicca Way is a long distance footpath which runs for approximately 36 miles between Diss and Norwich. Running roughly parallel with the old Roman ‘Pye’ Road, now known as the A140, the route follows public rights of way and quiet country roads, stopping off in picturesque villages such as Pulham Market, Saxlingham Nethergate and Shotesham along the way.

Kevin pointing out the Unicorn tracks and Goblin houses

It's easy to get lost even in a regular sized wood like this one ...

The light was stunning filtering through the trees

Here be Goblins and Fairies

The bark on these trees is almost a peach colour

A new shoot on the forest floor, glowing neon yellow green in the sunlight.

A little boy and a puppy

Lots of different types of trees, very interesting and we all thought better than Thetfore Forest Park - plus totally free to get in!

Every shade of green hey?

Hayzel cut her finger this morning doing the dishes on a broken glass in the sink - she slit it quite deeply in the webbing between her fingers, so she's not been a very happy camper today.  She should have had stitches ... we'll see how it is tomorrow.

GET WELL SOON!
Oma is in hospital after having an emergency hip operation, following her fall.   I hope that she is feeling a bit better and that the pain is bearable.  We are all thinking about you!   Get well soon.