The seasonal tempo of woodland provides the perceptive visitor with an ever-changing diversity of emotional and sensual triggers.

From the simplest of objects comes a richness for the senses - the fissured texture of Scots Pine bark, the impossible colours of an autumnal evening, the pattern of light and shadow as ice encases the now dormant ferns and grasses. Woodland has an intimacy bordering on secrecy in which the most rewarding aspects of the environment require a closeness and a sensitivity to uncover the extraordinary visual drama that unfolds all around.

It is unfortunate that so little natural woodland in the UK has survived the ravages of years of abuse, yet what remains offers a magnificent and varied sensory experience at any time of year.