We walked through College Wood on Saturday, following the public footpath on the way to the River Rother. I’d planned to go the same way this morning, however, I spotted a notice welcoming walkers on a gate post near the barn with a path across the meadow heading to the same woods. So off we went on a wider explore of the woods.

In one corner was a surprisingly steep ravine, with a small river running through and a set of stone steps following the river down:

A hidden gem! Further on, there was a lot of wild garlic:

A lovely wood! My route back took me through past the village school just as all the children were arriving – quite a challenge feeding Rocco past the children on narrow pavements…