The weather was pleasant, the days warm and sunny, the air filled with fragrant smells from the woodland trees and flowers and streams.
Situated on the outskirts of the city and set in woodland, eucalyptus trees and gardens, this therapeutic experience is yours for £3.20p for the day.
But it does best in the dappled shade you get under shrubs or woodland trees.
That would mean that there was continuity of woodland trees and habitats throughout and after the Roman period, and possibly since the ice receded.
The woodland trees include Oak, Wild Cherry and Field Maple.
Furthermore, the oak is the most common woodland tree in England.
The Miena cider gum is a medium sized woodland tree about 15 metres (50 feet) tall.
It is a habitat for a mixture of woodland trees and was formerly farmland.
The site contains a wide range of semi-natural woodland trees and rare and uncomon plants.