reflections on the world of Nowhere Wood, Nailsea
Yes, Nowhere Wood really is its name.
Nowhere Wood is in Nailsea, North Somerset, England. It is part of the Trendlewood Park, an award-winning green space.
Nowhere Wood is full of stories, from all of the creatures that live there to the people and events that have shaped and built the wood over billions of years.
Stories from Nowhere Wood tell a few of these stories.
May Day is gathered together in Nowhere Wood. The guests are all assembled, having arrived in timely order, ready for the magical day. First to arrive was the wild garlic, clean and green with the freshness of a memory of good times around the family table. Then the first bluebell opened up to the sky, …
Spring has arrived—but the world is not yet settled. In an uncertain climate, people choose uncertainty and so does the weather. Sun, rain, frost and wind – the persistent wind blowing through the meadows. Spring marches onwards, regardless. The cuckoo flower with its dainty lilac flowers hides in the unmown grass, shielded from the biting …
[titmice is an old English name for birds of the Paridae family, including blue and great tits. It is also a term familiar to the American readers of these stories.] This is a bright and early sunlit story, chipper with the sounds of Spring: “Ti-ti-pu, ti-tipu….tsee-tsee-tsee”. The quick, little, sharp notes, ticking up from the …