I am writing this in the cold and damp dark of Monday evening but Sunday (only yesterday but seems long ago) was a glorious day. I did a "Meet the Wardens" event on Sunday which is really just me and a few props on top of the tower chatting to people whether they like it or not and answering questions about Flanders. Being a blue sky, bright sun and warm sort of a day there were loads of people out and I had nearly 4 hours of continuous chatting. And lots of interesting people with good questions. To help things along we picked out some red deer in the plantation on the telescope, a red kite came over the Moss and there were loads of black darter dragonflies around which are always good entertainment. One of the most interesting comments came from a local Thornhill person who noted the calming effect that walking round the boardwalk has on people, old and young alike. Certainly even with groups of children going round there are rarely many screams and shouts. So is it the special atmosphere of the Moss or the ancient landscape or the disconnection from the rest of the world that you get when you pass from the car park through the trees out on to the Moss ?
Anyone out there do with thoughts on this ?
