<img src="http://screen-play.co.uk/hardy/flyagaric.jpg"/>October. It is time to look inwards. Leaves are falling, days are darkening and it just will not stop raining. Perwina Whitmore reads the Farm Womans Winter by Thomas Hardy, and Ian Higginworth talks about the tree known by the Celts as the witches tree - the Elder. Next: Winter Meditation

October. It is time to look inwards. Leaves are falling, days are darkening and it just will not stop raining. Perwina Whitmore reads the Farm Womans Winter by Thomas Hardy, and Ian Higginworth talks about the tree known by the Celts as the witches tree - the Elder. Next: Winter Meditation

October. It is time to look inwards. Leaves are falling, days are darkening and it just will not stop raining. Perwina Whitmore reads the Farm Womans Winter by Thomas Hardy, and Ian Higginworth talks about the tree known by the Celts as the witches tree - the Elder. Next: Winter Meditation

Autumn in the wood

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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Autumn in the wood

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