Bridgewood contract and plan

Posted by Tanos on Wed 20 Feb 08, 12:53 AM

I've now received the draft contract and title plan for Bridgewood, and I understand the local searches are being done. Hopefully we can complete at the start of next month. Getting an accurate map of the property prompts the idea of doing more detailed mapping myself, and I'm thinking of doing a rough GPS survey to identify some of the features such as the glade shown in my first woodland post and the central clearing.

It's surprisingly easy to get disorientated in a wood like this due to the density of the regrowth: when I went down to photograph the site before making the offer, I found myself repeatedly believing I was still heading, say, due east, only to find myself meeting the south boundary first.

(This kind of situation always reminds me of Tolkien's description of the Old Forest forcing the hobbits down towards the river bank: "thick bushes and matted undergrowth, which somehow would not yield to the left, but only gave way when they turned to the right ... and always to the left and upwards it was most difficult to find a way, and they were forced to the right and downwards. ... They were being headed off, and were simply following a course chosen for them - eastwards and southwards, into the heart of the Forest and not out of it.")

Identifying exactly where things are will also help with sightlines etc when it comes to BDSM use of the wood and eventually with laying out the tracks.

Edited Sat 18 Apr 09, 1:22 AM by Tanos