Thank you, Richard. Yes, sadly, these pockets of ancient woodland are becoming increasingly isolated due to mass development. As is often the case, some do not appreciate the value of something until it is gone, and it is too late!
Beautifully filmed! It’s so cold here today- no bird or insect activity! The bluebell woods in Sussex are second to none! Have you ever smelt a wood full of snowdrops? They are not as strong as bluebells - more subtle but still a wonderful experience! Usually we have those bee flies hovering round our porch but haven’t seen any this year. They are only out & about for about a month so I may not see them this year! When I first saw them I thought they were some sort of bee- very apt description! You captured so much wildlife. Again we’ve hardly seen a butterfly- I think the birds must be having difficulty finding food for the babies. Having said that we have no nests in the garden as yet. Thank you for sharing that lovely walk!
Thank you for your kind comments, Diana. We are not aware of any snowdrop woods locally, so have not had the pleasure of experiencing the scent. Our weather has been very hit and miss, and whilst it was not too good for this walk, the sun did shine enough to capture the butterflies. Today is cold and wet, and barely an insect to be found! We are fortunate to have blackbirds and dunnocks nesting in our garden this year.
Thank you - that was brilliant. It's such a long time since I was last there, but the place hasn't changed much, thankfully. Coincidentally, this morning I watched someone's video of the bluebells in Clapham woods, very close of course to where you were. One memory I have from the "old days" is that Clapham and Patching were famous for their torchlight costumed parades on November 5th and always had a big bonfire at the end with fireworks. I still have a photo I took 60 years ago of the fireworks taken from across Patching Pond with their reflection in the water. Happy days!
Thank you for your comments, Jim; pleased you enjoyed it. Thankfully, there still remains a few patches of ancient woodland in Sussex where the bluebells and wood anemones thrive. I think the torchlight parade to which you refer ended before our time in this part of Sussex, as I have never heard it mentioned. It's great to have these photographic reminders!
@@walkingwithjohnanddiana The parades with flaming torches and everyone in costume were really something, but I guess that "Health and Safety" would prevent most of it now. It required a lot of work throughout the year by the community, and sadly the rural areas such as Clapham and Patching have changed a lot in character in the last 50 years. Apparently there is still a big celebration in Lewes on November 5th each year and still with processions through the streets with flaming torches, so the tradition has not totally died.
I watched the Lewis Parade live on the night- someone filming live! In an upstairs window in Lewis!!! The mannequin this year was Rishi Sunak! It is a great shame these traditions have fallen out of favour.
Hi, I am the chair of Ferring Conservation Group and would like to show your walks during the tea break at our Group monthly meetings. Is there any copyright restrictions I need to consider?
Hi Pete, all visual and ambient sound is recorded by us, so no problem using that. The music is copyright-free, though we find for many tracks we have to go through the UA-cam dispute process to have invalid claims removed. We have been through this process for the majority of videos on the channel so, again, no issue. And certainly no problems with those published since Jan 2023 when we switched to 4K resolution. Since these invalid claims relate to the UA-cam platform, as long as you show the videos from that platform there should be no copyright restrictions.
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Another Beautiful look at our Wonderful Nature and Wildlife, which we all Should Cheris. Thank You.
Thank you, Richard. Yes, sadly, these pockets of ancient woodland are becoming increasingly isolated due to mass development. As is often the case, some do not appreciate the value of something until it is gone, and it is too late!
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Thank you too, from beautiful West Sussex in England! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for the impressiones of english spring . It's wonderfull !
Thank you for your kind comments; we are pleased you enjoyed it!
Beautifully filmed! It’s so cold here today- no bird or insect activity!
The bluebell woods in Sussex are second to none! Have you ever smelt a wood full of snowdrops? They are not as strong as bluebells - more subtle but still a wonderful experience!
Usually we have those bee flies hovering round our porch but haven’t seen any this year. They are only out & about for about a month so I may not see them this year! When I first saw them I thought they were some sort of bee- very apt description! You captured so much wildlife. Again we’ve hardly seen a butterfly- I think the birds must be having difficulty finding food for the babies. Having said that we have no nests in the garden as yet.
Thank you for sharing that lovely walk!
Thank you for your kind comments, Diana. We are not aware of any snowdrop woods locally, so have not had the pleasure of experiencing the scent.
Our weather has been very hit and miss, and whilst it was not too good for this walk, the sun did shine enough to capture the butterflies. Today is cold and wet, and barely an insect to be found! We are fortunate to have blackbirds and dunnocks nesting in our garden this year.
Thank you - that was brilliant. It's such a long time since I was last there, but the place hasn't changed much, thankfully. Coincidentally, this morning I watched someone's video of the bluebells in Clapham woods, very close of course to where you were. One memory I have from the "old days" is that Clapham and Patching were famous for their torchlight costumed parades on November 5th and always had a big bonfire at the end with fireworks. I still have a photo I took 60 years ago of the fireworks taken from across Patching Pond with their reflection in the water. Happy days!
Thank you for your comments, Jim; pleased you enjoyed it. Thankfully, there still remains a few patches of ancient woodland in Sussex where the bluebells and wood anemones thrive.
I think the torchlight parade to which you refer ended before our time in this part of Sussex, as I have never heard it mentioned. It's great to have these photographic reminders!
@@walkingwithjohnanddiana The parades with flaming torches and everyone in costume were really something, but I guess that "Health and Safety" would prevent most of it now. It required a lot of work throughout the year by the community, and sadly the rural areas such as Clapham and Patching have changed a lot in character in the last 50 years. Apparently there is still a big celebration in Lewes on November 5th each year and still with processions through the streets with flaming torches, so the tradition has not totally died.
I almost mentioned the Lewes parade in my previous comment! I believe it is the only significant one remaining in Sussex.
I watched the Lewis Parade live on the night- someone filming live! In an upstairs window in Lewis!!! The mannequin this year was Rishi Sunak! It is a great shame these traditions have fallen out of favour.
Sorry Autocorrect I think Lewes
Hi, I am the chair of Ferring Conservation Group and would like to show your walks during the tea break at our Group monthly meetings. Is there any copyright restrictions I need to consider?
Hi Pete, all visual and ambient sound is recorded by us, so no problem using that. The music is copyright-free, though we find for many tracks we have to go through the UA-cam dispute process to have invalid claims removed. We have been through this process for the majority of videos on the channel so, again, no issue. And certainly no problems with those published since Jan 2023 when we switched to 4K resolution. Since these invalid claims relate to the UA-cam platform, as long as you show the videos from that platform there should be no copyright restrictions.