DRYAD Act One - A Familiar Phantom

Here's the first episode (of five) of an audio fiction version of one of the main stories I performed live this summer in the ancient woodland cared for by Roots of Arran, as part of our participation in 2022's being Scotland's Year Of Stories. It's an Eco-Gothic, folk horror tale of the strange things that go wrong when a modern construction company attempts to force a modern road through an ancient forest. More background is in the intro - which if it goes on a bit for you, gives way to the story proper at 9m 40s! Just imagine you're here on Arran and it's a summer evening, and I'm telling you this story as I lead you deeper and deeper into the forest....