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‘This is poor fare,’ they said to the hobbits; ‘for we are lodging in the greenwood far from our halls. If ever you are our guests at home, we will treat you better.’

Over the smoky greenwood coals, long sticks splayed out the two hogs.

For these seekers after truth, “the woods” became, like “the greenwood” in Merrie England, the place where an individual could truly savour the mysteries of life, free from the restricting conformities of church and state.

“I thought this was just for the greenwood who haven’t seen this stuff before.”

Despite its mixed-amenity use—from golf to mountain biking—it retains a greenwood magic.