Delicate daffodils shimmy in the breeze

West Dean Woods nature reserve, West Sussex They are half the size of commercial daffodils and more subtly coloured, but en masse they are resplendent

We dawdle at a crossways, puzzling over our map. The guide instructs us to take the path through the larch trees, but the entire stand of conifers has been felled, the logs stacked to dry in neat pyramids by the side of the track. Honey coloured globs of resin ooze from the cut stumps, infusing the air with a sweet menthol aroma.

We continue on, and after a 15-minute trudge along the mud churned bridleway we spot our next route marker up ahead, one of the 14 chalk stones by the environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy.