Though I'd been past the wood many times in the car, I'd never actually walked there before. But over the last couple of years, I'd been wanting to go for a walk there for one reason in particular: many people have reported sighting wallabies roaming wild there! The theory is that someone kept them on a farm somewhere nearby, but they managed to escape and are now living in the wood.
I've written before about my dream of travelling to Australia and seeing all the amazing wildlife there is there - I'd say it's actually my number one bucket list travel destination. However, given that Covid has made it nearly impossible to go travelling abroad, seeing some Aussie animals locally seemed like a good alternative for the time being!
Unfortunately, we weren't lucky with our marsupial spotting this time; it was very cold and muddy, so perhaps that's why the wallabies weren't out and about. But we did have a nice walk in the forest.
It would be great to go back in the summer when the weather is warmer and the chances of seeing the animals are higher. But to be honest, what would be even better would be to actually go to Australia! Hopefully one day...
Update: 10/02/2022
We were driving through Somerford Common Wood en route to Chippenham today, and I saw a creature that may well have been a wallaby!!! Okay, so there's also a fair chance it may have been a muntjac...but I'm choosing to believe it really was a wallaby! And I'm hoping that it was some kind of sign of good luck for the future...
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