tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post236257186299635285..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Hatfield Forest - Stepping Into The MedievalJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-28283026824549235772015-02-26T15:51:31.218+00:002015-02-26T15:51:31.218+00:00Sorry to hear of Oliver Rackham's passing. His...Sorry to hear of Oliver Rackham's passing. His work will live on.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-16887154265438583862015-02-23T03:28:26.037+00:002015-02-23T03:28:26.037+00:00Well, I never knew what 'coppice' actually...Well, I never knew what 'coppice' actually meant before! I've heard it many times in the opening line of classic Aussie poem 'My Country', and figured it had something to do with the woods, but didn't quite know what!! There's nothing like trees and woodlands to lift the spirits - even down here where we refer to it as the 'bush'!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-6735943352962236092015-02-23T00:14:03.519+00:002015-02-23T00:14:03.519+00:00I love the flint & shell bird design on the pi...I love the flint & shell bird design on the picnic house!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-34431075137972873682015-02-21T12:49:14.735+00:002015-02-21T12:49:14.735+00:00A good place to let your imagination take over. Lo...A good place to let your imagination take over. Lovely reflections.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-45256842901532930362015-02-21T11:46:48.091+00:002015-02-21T11:46:48.091+00:00A delightful series of captures John, especially t...A delightful series of captures John, especially those reflections!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298828743045284127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-70634201150818439132015-02-21T03:51:19.629+00:002015-02-21T03:51:19.629+00:00I love those amazing trees!!!I love those amazing trees!!!Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-60595878233113001092015-02-20T23:12:03.819+00:002015-02-20T23:12:03.819+00:00Lovely photos and a very interesting post. Lovely photos and a very interesting post. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502031456581056874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-62498193716890184412015-02-20T20:41:49.213+00:002015-02-20T20:41:49.213+00:00So beautiful landscape. I love the big tree and it...So beautiful landscape. I love the big tree and its reflections.<br />Have a happy weekend, John.<br />Hugsorvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-8712356849892519622015-02-20T18:23:29.932+00:002015-02-20T18:23:29.932+00:00Your photos are wonderful, - I especially like the...Your photos are wonderful, - I especially like the last one. I'm very impressed with how the forest was tended for so many different uses, - ah, if we only had that mindfulness now....Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-59737966993458369112015-02-20T16:57:08.098+00:002015-02-20T16:57:08.098+00:00How wonderful to be taken to this special place vi...How wonderful to be taken to this special place via your blog. Your photos are spectacular! A true working forest from early on...man managed even then, and with great success. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-20354914517471556932015-02-20T14:53:35.728+00:002015-02-20T14:53:35.728+00:00Interesting how the forest has been managed over t...Interesting how the forest has been managed over the years to supply a variety of needs. Nothing of that kind at all over here as we have such an abundance of trees in most places, although some areas have plantations designed for pulp or lumber.<br />What you do see in newer forests that were clear-cut in the last 100 years is that there is a natural succession of different kinds of trees as the forest reestablishes itself.<br />Last year I had snowdrops in March -can't imagine that this year as we are in the deep freeze. Lovely to see the ones in the photo.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-85170117267309327662015-02-20T13:57:40.768+00:002015-02-20T13:57:40.768+00:00There aren't too many places like this these d...There aren't too many places like this these days John.. Areas where they had and still have to some degree their own eco environment going on virtually unchanged over the years.. Beautifully shown here.<br />P.s. love the snowdrops :)PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-36847883668466127272015-02-20T13:14:43.476+00:002015-02-20T13:14:43.476+00:00LOVE the snowdrops! We still have REAL snow over h...LOVE the snowdrops! We still have REAL snow over here and plenty of it. EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-91127728103457824182015-02-20T12:23:06.184+00:002015-02-20T12:23:06.184+00:00Lovely! Good that it has been left mostly unaffec...Lovely! Good that it has been left mostly unaffected by modern developments. Looks a wonderful place to visit:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-9738795164071916932015-02-20T11:28:52.265+00:002015-02-20T11:28:52.265+00:00Fabulous John, love the snowdrops of course, but e...Fabulous John, love the snowdrops of course, but especially interested in the coppicing and the many uses to which the woods were put in the past. Makes you think.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476181295259115670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-52446332982122344272015-02-20T07:01:36.152+00:002015-02-20T07:01:36.152+00:00Super photos John. I love the snowdrops and the ch...Super photos John. I love the snowdrops and the church. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-85950797005260464942015-02-20T03:29:13.740+00:002015-02-20T03:29:13.740+00:00Lovely forest. Looks like a nice place for a walk...Lovely forest. Looks like a nice place for a walk.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-56549618729827120092015-02-19T23:39:40.463+00:002015-02-19T23:39:40.463+00:00Love that shell-bird icon!Love that shell-bird icon!Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-42985230939085889232015-02-19T23:20:44.754+00:002015-02-19T23:20:44.754+00:00Wow, what a great series of shots and an amazing p...Wow, what a great series of shots and an amazing place!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-76142278870488362822015-02-19T22:56:53.150+00:002015-02-19T22:56:53.150+00:00A great post. I'd like that place. I didn'...A great post. I'd like that place. I didn't know about coppiced or pollarding. Interesting although I doubt I'll remember it for that useful tidbit of trivia to impress friends with.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-78963927033185997692015-02-19T21:25:06.589+00:002015-02-19T21:25:06.589+00:00Another little-known gem of a place. The snowdrops...Another little-known gem of a place. The snowdrops are a joy to see, too.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-3968242631582883432015-02-19T20:44:21.708+00:002015-02-19T20:44:21.708+00:00Oh the snowdrops ....so pretty!!!Oh the snowdrops ....so pretty!!!Sally Tharpe Rowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782027642498401036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-45209395928540612372015-02-19T18:46:09.623+00:002015-02-19T18:46:09.623+00:00What a fantastic place it looks! Beautiful photos....What a fantastic place it looks! Beautiful photos.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.com