{"id":5666,"date":"2019-05-17T22:22:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T22:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2019-10-07T20:46:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T20:46:27","slug":"lady-park-wood-and-the-wye-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=5666","title":{"rendered":"Lady Park Wood and the Wye Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_101358.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_101358.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_101358-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_101358-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_101358-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lady Park Wood &#8211; unmanaged, ancient woodland.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s something magical about waking up in an ancient woodland in early May. With Roe Deer grazing in the field next door, the occasional grunt of a wild Boar, and a dawn chorus to die for camping in The Forest of Dean is a reminder of just how sterile and dull living in a city can be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5676\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050603-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050603-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050603-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050603-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050603-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ramsons (Wild Garlic) and Lady Ferns carpeting the woodland floor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5671\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_091937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_091937.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_091937-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_091937-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_091937-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_091937-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_091937-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wood Spurge.\u00a0Illuminated by a shaft of sunlight piercing the morning mist<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5672\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092842.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092842.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092842-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092842-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092842-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092842-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092842-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hart&#8217;s-tongue Fern<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5675\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050624.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050624.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050624-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050624-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050624-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050624-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050624-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hard Fern<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5670\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092807.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092807.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092807-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092807-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092807-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092807-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190513_092807-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A particularly impressive Male Fern<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5681\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050662.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050662-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050662-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050662-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050662-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050662-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soft-shield Fern<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5678\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050590.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050590-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050590-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050590-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050590-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050590-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Granny&#8217;s Bonnets (definitely not a fern).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Park Wood &#8211; unmanaged, ancient woodland. 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