Me Dear old Dad is the 'unofficial' warden for a wood nr Mexborough.
We went up to visit last weekend - here are a few photos!
I LOVE walking in woods - especially 'ancient' ones - not man-made ones.
Add any photos you've got of wood-walks here!
Metal detecting - Dad, Alfie, daughter Daisy & Grandson Tyler! We found a few nails and a few quid!
Some funghi in the woods:
Chocolate Tube Fungus: When you brushed it with your hand a million spores flew into the air. Lovely! I'd never seen this type before.
Oyster Fungus:
Dead Man's Fingers:
Trametes Versicolor?
Unidentified Bracket Fungus:
Dryad's Saddle: Typical that Alfie found it!
There is a HUGE lily pond in the wood as well - apparently it is beautiful when the flowers are out in summer, but we only managed to catch it in Autumn.
And the final most INTERESTING pic is a 'plunge-pool' in the heart of the wood. It's shaped like a keyhole and is lined with huge cut stones seperated by lead joiners. It's 6ft deep in the middle and has stone-cut steps down to it (narrowest part of the structure)
Apparently, it was a 'plunge-pool' for maidens that visited the wood to cool down!
Unfortunately, Doncaster Council got wind of the wood being a bit 'interesting' and cut down the Camelia bower that covered it.
Apparently (and according to me dear old dad!) the farmer whose land bordered the wood was asked by the Council to get rid of the trees they had cut down - including the camelia bower. He responded by chucking their chainsaws/equipment into a nearby lake in the wood ;D
I like the cut of his jib!
Since then, the wood has been vandalised and the lay-by where people park their cars to visit it has been plagued by car thieves and fly-tippers - someone tried to break into my car whilst we were there.
Trix XX