Happy New Year! 2026, I can’t believe it!! I hope you had a relaxing if not enjoyable Christmas and that you have been able to find some time to stretch your legs and blow away the cobwebs? Its lovely if you can to have some New Year’s exercise – perhaps a bracing walk if you are able? A walk means a change of scene, a breath of fresh air, a chance to leave the hearthside. But what route will you take or which path would you like to follow? The prophet Jeremiah said this: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies, and walk in it.’ Its quite a good way to start a new year isn’t it? Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths where the good way lies and walk in it! Jeremiah’s words will resonate with anyone who has walked a historic woodland. At every cross roads there are often multiple paths. Which one to take? Trampled bracken might mean someone has blundered off to the left; a faint hint of marshy footprints could mean someone has attempted to turn right; while ahead, a… Read More