<img src="http://www.screen-play.co.uk/hardy/claireplatten.jpg"/>Dorset Countryside Ranger Claire Platten talk to Alastair about the history of Thorncombe Woods and what they would have looked like when Hardy was a young man. Rod Drew reads from his novel Under the Greenwood Tree in which he describes Yalbury Wood, his name for nearby Yellowham Wood. Next: In the cottage where Hardy was born.

Dorset Countryside Ranger Claire Platten talk to Alastair about the history of Thorncombe Woods and what they would have looked like when Hardy was a young man. Rod Drew reads from his novel Under the Greenwood Tree in which he describes Yalbury Wood, his name for nearby Yellowham Wood. Next: In the cottage where Hardy was born.

Dorset Countryside Ranger Claire Platten talk to Alastair about the history of Thorncombe Woods and what they would have looked like when Hardy was a young man. Rod Drew reads from his novel Under the Greenwood Tree in which he describes Yalbury Wood, his name for nearby Yellowham Wood. Next: In the cottage where Hardy was born.

A wild and remote spot

Come for a walk in the woods with artist and dramatherapist Sharon Hayden. It’s an opportunity to reflect, relax and enjoy the green space. Over the coming weeks, she and colleagues will take you on a series of walks through the ancient woodland of Thorncombe Woods with extracts from Hardy’s writing as well as Ian Siddons Heginworth’s book, Environmental Arts Therapy. Narrators: Sharon Hayden and Alastair Nisbet. Hardy's poetry read by Rod Drew and Perwina Whitmore. Original music: Bonnie Schwarz and Pete Shaw

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