Buck Wood, Dawson Wood No.2 – Buck Wood Stones Traditional Cache
Buck Wood, Dawson Wood No.2 – Buck Wood Stones
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Buck wood and the neighbouring woods are beautiful woodlands on the side of the Leeds Liverpool canal. I have decided to place a series of 6 caches along a lovely 3 mile walk taking in the sights and sounds of the woods.
There are a few other caches in the woods already so be sure to have a scout around for those too whilst you are out and about. I would suggest that you allow a good 2 hours for this walk, that’s taking into consideration time spent looking for the caches and soaking up the surroundings. After rain some of the wood can be very muddy so welly bobs or boots are advisable.
Continue along the woodland path as it gradually descends to head to the second cache.
In Buck Wood we’re surrounded by history. The trees tell a tale of centuries of planting and growth for timber, the paths tell us where people strode through the Wood to the Mill to grind their corn, or to cross the River, or drive their animals to market.
And the stones? They tell a far longer story about Buck Wood, one that stretches back millions of years.
The fossils in Buck Wood date back to a time around 300 million years ago when the land was covered in a tropical forest of giant tree like plants.
The last Ice Age changes the landscape of the are, when a massive glacier carved out the Aire Valley. As it receded the glacier left layers of ice-smoothed stones, shaped by the grinding of the ice, embedded in the steep valley sides.
Over the eons people used these stones for many things ranging from walls to hold cattle to being carved with symbols and patterns in some more prominent rocks to leave messages for one another that on-one now understands, though any have tried to guess their meaning.
And now, to link the past with the present of Buck Wood, there are stone carvings based on suggestions from the people of Thackley – from the local children who learn about the Wood and its history, and from the adults who care for the Wood and have long memories of playing and walking here through their lives. The carvings have been created by Ian Taylor, a renowned sculptor and stone carver, who has interpreted the ideas using stones in the wood, His inspiration comes from the shape and texture of the stones, and the light and shade from the trees and the sky above the wood.
Information kindly supplied by the ‘Friends of Buck Wood’.
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