A Review of 2024 The year has seen both general maintenance carrying on but also it has been dominated by the reopening of Cox's Walk footbridge. The years started with storms and heavy rain which cause water-logging in many low lying areas of the Wood. However, the extensive work improving paths paid off with no main through ways being made impassable or difficult to use. At the beginning of November, after many delays, Cox's Walk footbridge was reopened. An excellent job has been done and it is expected that the bridge will need no further major work for many decades to come. Volunteers have worked hard to repair the damage done to the Wood during the five years the bridge was closed. Although a diversion was put in place, fences were broken down and some people preferred to slide down the muddy cutting and up the other side. Since the bridge reopened, dead hedges and new fencing have closed off this unofficial route and extensive planting of new bushes ...