If you try not to think about bad things you may hope they'll go away. That was always a childlike approach to problems. It never works and in the case of SWT's barbed wire the bad thing's still there and still a barrier to good relations as well as to progress on the ground. Some of the more secret and enjoyable places to explore on Blacka are ruined by difficulties in getting through or over this monstrosity. A dryish spell of weather, as we've been having in recent weeks, should make it easier than normal to get into parts of the woodland. 
Often the first months of the year are good for exploring and surprises are often the result. With Blacka Dyke down on your right the best plan is to follow deer tracks. This makes you understand the frustration that wildlife feels. Not all deer jump straight away and some worry about for quite a time as I've seen several times. When they do jump you can sometimes see the evidence. On each side of the barbed wire a track forms running alongside and parallel testament to the interference with wildlife.
Concerns were expressed years ago about the impact of this fence on walkers and Nigel Doar said that stiles would be installed at regular intervals. I seem to recall that he mentioned every 200m but it may have been less or a quite different figure. He wrote in a report to the City Council’s Scrutiny Board in 2005 that ‘along the vast majority of its length the fence is adjacent to impenetrable dense undergrowth that would prevent access by anyone but the most intrepid and physically fit adventurers’ Frankly this was simply untrue. And I have often walked along this and other stretches of the fence wishing for a stile where there was none.
Often the first months of the year are good for exploring and surprises are often the result. With Blacka Dyke down on your right the best plan is to follow deer tracks. This makes you understand the frustration that wildlife feels. Not all deer jump straight away and some worry about for quite a time as I've seen several times. When they do jump you can sometimes see the evidence. On each side of the barbed wire a track forms running alongside and parallel testament to the interference with wildlife.
Concerns were expressed years ago about the impact of this fence on walkers and Nigel Doar said that stiles would be installed at regular intervals. I seem to recall that he mentioned every 200m but it may have been less or a quite different figure. He wrote in a report to the City Council’s Scrutiny Board in 2005 that ‘along the vast majority of its length the fence is adjacent to impenetrable dense undergrowth that would prevent access by anyone but the most intrepid and physically fit adventurers’ Frankly this was simply untrue. And I have often walked along this and other stretches of the fence wishing for a stile where there was none.
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