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Walk an Ancient Holloway With Me...
Join me on a peaceful journey along one of England's ancient sunken lanes. These holloways were carved deep into the earth by centuries of feet, hooves, and cart wheels, creating natural tunnels of history.

woodlarker
Jul 161 min read
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Butterflies Along an Ancient Holloway
Sometimes the most magical moments happen when we simply stop and watch. I set my camera up along the edges of this beautiful holloway and captured butterflies dancing in the dappled light.

woodlarker
Jul 161 min read
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Boundary Dogs And Land Wights
A true story of a modern day sighting of an otherworldly creature or boundary dog, similar to a grim, hellhound or black shuck.
spiritofold
Sep 20, 202410 min read
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Peering Back to the Bronze Age
Recounting discovering a Bronze Age arrowhead and two other ancient finds. Imagining the incredible stories these pieces could tell.

woodlarker
Aug 18, 20223 min read
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Old Tales of Wrens and Kings
Chicken of the woods fungus on tree stump in early May Yesterday, we visited a favourite lane. It's the one which has the old ivy-covered...

woodlarker
Jun 10, 20225 min read
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The Folklore of Crossroads
Years ago now, I was walking on the South Downs on a new-to-me footpath. It was pretty and I'd been strolling for a while, lost in...

woodlarker
May 28, 20227 min read
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Birdsong and Cow Parsley in the Breeze
Birdsong and cow parsley, filmed today along an old holloway in southern Britain. What could be more perfect? And, just for good measure,...

woodlarker
May 18, 20221 min read
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Scenes From the Green Lanes
Spring is in full force in the green lanes here in southern Britain and the weather is really warming up. It's such a change in just a...

woodlarker
May 10, 20221 min read
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Walking Back Through Time
This week, we visited a beautiful and intriguing place. I stumbled upon it a couple of years ago and fell in love, then came back to it...

woodlarker
May 1, 20228 min read
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