Each and every child, spoken to individually, gave the same two reasons, as if drawing on a communal well of common sense. Firstly, they adored the wildlife, the very things that accord the levels their technical designations, and which underscore the attachment that so many have for this celebrated area. But secondly, and of far greater surprise to me, they all said they loved the calming peace of the place. What the children articulated was that they still urgently require nothing more simple and restorative than silence in nature – a fact easily overlooked in our busy digital world.
