Spending time in woodland – an escape from the tyranny of modern time
by Angus, 26 August, 2011, 0 comments
Nature is the biggest public clock, but it operates in ways that contrast with our rather industrialised way of measuring time. Nature's time is seasonal and much less uniform than the digital clock but it is also more forgiving. Things happen in a woodland when the time is right, rather than as a result of man-made regulation, and this very "natural" sense of time is what many people like about being in woodlands. Owners often tell us about how their woodland is an escape from modern life but it is particularly the escape from being a slave to clock-time which comes across most strongly. This enjoyment is of course linked to taking "time out" - it is a good thing to take time off work but it is a further escape to get away from being organised according to the clock. Read more...
