Northcliffe Park has a large area of woodland. A lot of the trees are oaks, which tend to have wonderfully twisted shapes. There's abundant wildlife there too - squirrels, birds and even deer if you're lucky and quiet enough to spot them. Lately, other interesting things have appeared...
There is this 'Sound Horn', a curious wooden cone, which invites you to sit in it to hear the sounds of the forest, amplified. My hearing needs more than amplification (!) so I can't vouch for its effect but it's a fascinating idea.
The horn has been placed there by NEET - Northcliffe Environmental Enterprises Team. They work at the Northcliffe allotments to enable people with learning difficulties to live inclusive and fulfilling lives, growing vegetables and plants for sale, doing woodwork and running a café there. They have also been instrumental in getting this willow arch erected - part, it seems, of an intended arts trail through the woodland.
The 'den' apparently started life during the COVID lockdown, people adding branches to it as they took walks, symbolising hope and connection during that very strange time.
It being near Halloween, there were a few ghoulish additions!
In the allotments, a couple of rather amusing 'scarecrows':
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