We have changed when our volunteer days are held. This year they will now be on the first Sunday of each month.
This year’s volunteer days are
We have changed when our volunteer days are held. This year they will now be on the first Sunday of each month.
This year’s volunteer days are
The wood is still, silent, devastated. I walk a little way, climbing over horizontal tree trunks, past the shelter, heading into the chaos. Now there is no way forwards, the paths are blocked in every direction and there are so many fallen trees. I can’t get around them…
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The Autumn Equinox, which marks the official beginning of autumn, falls on 22nd September, just as I’m finishing this newsletter; but as far as Boduan Sanctuary Wood is concerned, the seasons started to change in August. The paths were already gilded with fallen birch leaves seven weeks ago.
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A little message to remind you that this months volunteer day is on Wednesday 21st instead of the usual Sunday due to the bank holiday weekend.
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This newsletter has been a long time coming – sorry! We’ve been reorganising the office; it has moved to Bangor, along with the computer on which I used to create newsletters. My new system is up and running now and I’m writing this in my living room in Pwllheli.
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The Vernal Equinox has arrived and as I write, the lengths of day and night are equal. Tomorrow the day will be longer than the night and the wood is waking up fast. It may feel chilly but the sun brings hope and joy. Listen to the birds! Their songs grow longer and more varied with every passing day.
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On bright December days, the wood is a delightful place to spend time. When the trees are bare, the sun illuminates the vibrant colours of ferns, mosses and fallen leaves. We notice the contrast of pale lichens and bright spots of fungi on fallen twigs against the dark damp ground.
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Boduan Sanctuary Wood
Wednesday 13th December 11am-2pm
Join us in Boduan Sanctuary Wood.
Please wear weather appropriate clothing.
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It’s been years since I walked through the wood at night. On Bonfire Night it was silent apart from a burst of harsh bird-sound, you couldn’t call it song. Ravens, perhaps? We’ve seen them flying in the day-time. Leafless trees stood still, tall black skeletons under a starry sky; it seemed as though the only creatures in motion were my little dog Baskerville and me.
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You are invited to a Public Meeting at Hen Ysgol Bodorgan Community Centre, Ynys Môn LL62 5AB on Friday 29 September at 7pm. The Eternal Forest Trust would like to share its ideas about creating a natural burial ground on Anglesey. It would be part woodland and part wildflower meadow, open to everyone.
Come and chat over tea and biscuits.