I wonder if there are any untamed, wild and ancient pockets of land around here. Is every nook and cranny taken over and either cultivated or built upon? It seems like they would squeeze a house in anywhere these days, particularly in cities, but even out here. But there must be untouched parts, however small somewhere. My best guess would be the areas of trees or woodland joining fields. No real path leads to these and no real path leads through it. The floor is old and filled with natural debris, wind fallen trees and thorns and brambles and nettles and bracken and ferns. No one walks here so no path is discernible. Farmers use these areas as wind breaks and are unconcerned with the management of them. They must be owned by someone though, or are they just the by-product of owning the fields?
Owning the fields around your woodland must be nice as obviously access has to be required and if you don’t own them then accessing them would be through the farmer’s field. Woodland joins farmland so it’s perhaps worth considering or investigating a wee bit more. I would love a small plot of woodland, inaccessible to anyone other than myself and build shelters, camps and generally enjoy the woods without feeling we are encroaching on someone else. Perhaps even scare off the poachers if that’s what farmers are anxious of. If I had a little money that is what I’d like to do. But alas I am near £300 down into an unplanned overdraft this month so it seems unlikely!