The birch woods are a green wonderland. Mossy coverings add magic to boulders, boughs and branches. Here it's not so easy to move about as in the woodlands on the other side of Blacka Dyke. Before the birch arrived the floor was already scattered with boulders.
These now have a thick green cover making it a place to send someone craving for an ankle injury. Somehow the deer navigate skilfully and you can make out their routes even where the trees are at their densest and the stones are everywhere.
Health and Safety should keep managers away. Let's hope so. Heaven knows what injury they could cause themselves strolling along with a chainsaw.
One day I may gain a full understanding of classifications and identifications of mosses and liverworts. For the moment it's enough to savour the magic, the atmosphere and the natural beauty.
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