Alone in the forest

Light and shade in the forest

Saturday 25th July 2015

Today I was in Harwood Dale Forest. Part of my duties as a Voluntary Ranger with North York Moors National Park is to check routes to see if they are dangerous, are obstructed or in need of a bit of maintenance. I walked the majority of footpaths and bridleways in Harwood Dale forest today, whilst none were dangerous, some called for the use of pruning saw and secateurs! Some had not been walked for ages and were very overgrown. The weather was dull and cold when I set off, but the sun put in an appearance later in the day. Following a footpath through a forest can be very daunting to some people, the sound of the wind in the trees, branches moving or snapping and the feeling of not being alone, not to mention wondering if you are on the right path. The image was good in colour, but in order to convey a sense of mystery surrounding forest paths, I decided on black and white for right and wrong, good and bad, lost and found.