Avoncliff Wood was acquired by the Woodland Trust with the help of a £340,000 public subscription, so it might seem reasonable to ask why some - even restricted - access is not possible, given the problems of Ash die-back and falling branches etc. There is a short description of its rich flora and fauna on the Bath Natural History Society website. It's cultural/historical significance remains to be explored once access is restored. Della Hooke notes that Selwood marked the frontier between British and Anglo-Saxons in the late 6th century and that British tradition remained strong to its west, 'permeating many aspects of English Culture' (Anglo-Saxon England, 1998, p. 142)
Hi Tom, That did look steep, ok to climb up but a nightmare to come back down ( in one piece). It would have been interesting to see those boundary stones. Frustrating to be impeded one way or another. Lots of ground covered in this one - enjoyed your explanation of your notebook!! All the best!!
I could've approached it from the side or top. The last time I went somewhere I was told was dangerous and not to enter I tripped and fell flat on my teeth and knocked the lens hood off my camera. Luckily the camera was undamaged
Never boring and always welcome. I did struggle with the overlapping discussion of public access and Jung though - pause and rewind and repeat😀. The march of the panjandrums is seemingly relentless - I suppose that an established right-of-way application for the definitive plan would fail as they appear to have provided a footpath... Had a Google for mention or photos of the stones but no luck.
Public access stuff always riles me a bit, cant day i wouldnt be tempted to walk in there anyway. Have always enjoyed tresspassing (not near houses) to see a bit of history .
I do occasionally take a few steps off-piste but I think it unfair on farmers but I think it is fair to give us open access to wasteland like this. I wonder if it wasn't already woodland trust land would it have been declared as properly open access and therefore had safeguards against this sort of nonsense?
Thanks Beez. I have been planning to reply by video to your question about slavery but I keep forgetting. I will do it eventually, it is an interesting problem
I’ve recently gone back to a notebook. I like my phone, but just can’t get on with using it for notes. On the other hand, I’m getting on quite well with OS maps as an app. Annoying to learn about the Wokeland Trust closing that wood.
I’ve carried a small notebook every day for nearly 10 years, always in my pocket with my keys, wallet, meta-tool and phone. The wood-for-brains trust really annoyed me. I’m going to take drastic action by-stand back-writing a letter to the local rag. If I get really cross-yes, I know, it is not like me-I may write a letter to mine or someone else’s MP about it.
Yes it was! Actually I have been watching many youtube videos about England and it's history yours are very interesting, the language, foot tours and history. Being in the USA I tell myself I'm learning to speak proper English.@@AllotmentFox
My dialect of English is inferior in at least one way to standard American because I don’t pronounce many r’s. Though not all British English dialects are doing that.
I wonder if the canal dwellers who use wood stoves for heating have made a perceived material dent on the wood floor by removing deadwood for burning, or some other specific issue? no idea if that’s the case, not anti the boat dwellers and don’t know if there are moorings nearby, just wondered if there was a specific issue triggering the rather heavy handed decision. Could they not just have said access was permitted but removal of any material from the woods was strictly forbidden and maybe used small cameras to monitor adherence ?
Avoncliff Wood was acquired by the Woodland Trust with the help of a £340,000 public subscription, so it might seem reasonable to ask why some - even restricted - access is not possible, given the problems of Ash die-back and falling branches etc. There is a short description of its rich flora and fauna on the Bath Natural History Society website. It's cultural/historical significance remains to be explored once access is restored. Della Hooke notes that Selwood marked the frontier between British and Anglo-Saxons in the late 6th century and that British tradition remained strong to its west, 'permeating many aspects of English Culture' (Anglo-Saxon England, 1998, p. 142)
You packed a lot in there. Very useful, thanks
Hi Tom, That did look steep, ok to climb up but a nightmare to come back down ( in one piece). It would have been interesting to see those boundary stones. Frustrating to be impeded one way or another.
Lots of ground covered in this one - enjoyed your explanation of your notebook!!
All the best!!
I could've approached it from the side or top. The last time I went somewhere I was told was dangerous and not to enter I tripped and fell flat on my teeth and knocked the lens hood off my camera. Luckily the camera was undamaged
Never boring and always welcome. I did struggle with the overlapping discussion of public access and Jung though - pause and rewind and repeat😀. The march of the panjandrums is seemingly relentless - I suppose that an established right-of-way application for the definitive plan would fail as they appear to have provided a footpath... Had a Google for mention or photos of the stones but no luck.
Yeah that was mad cutting that in like that
Public access stuff always riles me a bit, cant day i wouldnt be tempted to walk in there anyway.
Have always enjoyed tresspassing (not near houses) to see a bit of history .
I do occasionally take a few steps off-piste but I think it unfair on farmers but I think it is fair to give us open access to wasteland like this. I wonder if it wasn't already woodland trust land would it have been declared as properly open access and therefore had safeguards against this sort of nonsense?
Its all good, love your videos.Loved the notebook, I do the same for projects, one way quite likely to happen the other, flights of fancy.
Thanks. Do you also use 400-year-old terminology too?
I enjoyed this video, thanks mate
Thanks Beez. I have been planning to reply by video to your question about slavery but I keep forgetting. I will do it eventually, it is an interesting problem
@@AllotmentFox much as i'd liked to have asked an intelligent question worthy of note....sadly it was not I.
I’ve recently gone back to a notebook. I like my phone, but just can’t get on with using it for notes. On the other hand, I’m getting on quite well with OS maps as an app. Annoying to learn about the Wokeland Trust closing that wood.
I’ve carried a small notebook every day for nearly 10 years, always in my pocket with my keys, wallet, meta-tool and phone. The wood-for-brains trust really annoyed me. I’m going to take drastic action by-stand back-writing a letter to the local rag. If I get really cross-yes, I know, it is not like me-I may write a letter to mine or someone else’s MP about it.
I wasn't yawning... just getting ready to eat a large sandwich 😂
Was it a proper manwich?
Yes it was! Actually I have been watching many youtube videos about England and it's history yours are very interesting, the language, foot tours and history. Being in the USA I tell myself I'm learning to speak proper English.@@AllotmentFox
My dialect of English is inferior in at least one way to standard American because I don’t pronounce many r’s. Though not all British English dialects are doing that.
No yawning from me sir, always interesting and memory lapses come to us all, unfortunately 😂
Yawn away, I'm repeating myself on a grand scale
Move from a diary to an A5 notebook - I've never looked back 😅
It has to fit in my pocket or it won’t be used though
As soon as you mentioned “ash dieback research” I was shouting BS! and Wytham Woods! But you were way ahead of me. I still call BS.
I woke up with a start, just in time to stifle a yawn as instructed Lol.?!! No, seriously, thank you for this, it all needs to be said.!
Thanks, Pipping
I wonder if the canal dwellers who use wood stoves for heating have made a perceived material dent on the wood floor by removing deadwood for burning, or some other specific issue? no idea if that’s the case, not anti the boat dwellers and don’t know if there are moorings nearby, just wondered if there was a specific issue triggering the rather heavy handed decision. Could they not just have said access was permitted but removal of any material from the woods was strictly forbidden and maybe used small cameras to monitor adherence ?
No yawning here Tom
I was yawning