On the Trail of the Griffin of Wiston Wood!

[@cherylconrad1157]

Perfect balance between story telling and exploring. I loved it. You are on a roll. Such fun

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Cheryl - a same I couldn't get deeper into the woodland. :)

[@shaunlaverick5793]

they are turning out to be great little stories...that book was a great purchase...another nice video as well

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Shaun - if they get me out into the countryside to make a video showing off the delights of our landscape, heritage and nature. I am happy!

[@vestafairie]

thank you for another wonder-filled story! i am really enjoying these.

[@RichardVobes]

Great stuff - no pleased to hear. Thanks for watching.

[@juliepowell1853]

Really enjoying these old tales, keep it up!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks, will do!

[@pg-rd7ik]

Fascinating tale Richard (as always). Interesting fact about the griffin - it has been used as the logo on Vauxhall cars since 1903 having previously been used some 40 years earlier when the company was formed as the Vauxhall Iron Works.

[@RichardVobes]

Oh yes - I remember now you mention it. I had a Vauxhall Viva, back in the day, and yes there was a girffin. Thanks for reminding me!

[@kippen64]

Loved the story. Enjoyed your ability to keep a straight face.

[@RichardVobes]

Oh one has to practice the face straightening every morning when I get up!

[@kennethgoodman3230]

Another enjoyable walk and story.

[@RichardVobes]

Thank you very much.

[@MrNas42]

Egypt you say... well that begins to make sense. It could have been a carving of an Egyptian god about which tales were made when it was brought back to Sussex where such things had probably not been seen before ... from which legends and tales are born. A great little tale, well told. Thank you!

[@RichardVobes]

Oh that is interesting - I love the fact that there are many possibilities for the it''s origin. Makes it use of the imagination. :)

[@danielsedgwick5476]

What a lovely little tale.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks very much Daniel.

[@MrGreatplum]

I know that you didn’t find the griffin but did you find the crock of gold? Will I see you in an Aston Martin next time? 😀

[@RichardVobes]

The new BE car zooming around Sussex! :)

[@ЮлияГуревская-у7ж]

Enjoyed the video! Thanks!

[@RichardVobes]

Thank you very much as ever

[@seanodoon]

Greeting from Ireland, we had a giant Buzzard visit our garden last year, must have taken a day out from the bird sanctuary near by, could have been a Griffin looking for a Leprechaun's pot of gold, but sadly no. Good video

[@RichardVobes]

This is where these old legends can easily come from, a miss sighting of a different animal. Thanks so much for the comment and for watching.

[@margaretg711]

Enjoyed the tale! It piqued my interest as I am researching Tartaria, a once world-wide civilization which was brought down and relegated to a small area in eastern Russia. The symbol for Tartaria is the Griffin!

[@RichardVobes]

oooh how interesting. Perhaps the Griffin in my story was brough over from Russia and not Egypt as recorded in the book?

[@guerrillashadowman]

Love these old legends. I wonder how the griffin would of reacted should you have found it? 😱

[@RichardVobes]

I wonder how I would have reacted had I found it! :) Thanks for watching.

[@ramibu239]

@@RichardVobes Haha!🤣

[@georgetimperley8906]

Interesting myth, I do find myths really fascinating even though they probably aren't real. Well done Richard love the video.

[@RichardVobes]

I don't think Griffins really exist, but they make a good excuse to get out into the countryside. :)

[@williamambrose3947]

great story Richard you may not of found a griffin but did i see a Hippogriff in the woods?

[@RichardVobes]

I must have missed that in the excitement of searching for a griffin! :)

[@orange70383]

I've noticed there is no shortage of very high-end homes. Here in the middle of corn country in the U.S. you'll find money no object estates scattered everywhere.

[@RichardVobes]

Where do they get their money from?

[@Red_____________]

Beautiful

[@RichardVobes]

Many thanks

[@davidbooth3285]

If Julia can believe in Unicorns,why not Griffins? As Harold of Cardboard said,it’s fun to be silly! I’m just off now to feed my pet Troll!! Get down boy!!

[@RichardVobes]

Pet troll? What do you feed it? Love to know! :)

[@zen-xb7xq]

@@RichardVobes www.theverge.com/2018/7/12/17561768/dont-feed-the-trolls-online-harassment-abuse lol

[@MrNas42]

Geographically, I have found the following, which suggests the Griffin could be lurking a little further south than your hunting ground ... and Wiston House could be mansion built with the proceeds of the gold? Wiston Estate woodland The Wiston Estate is made up of 6,200 acres, of which woodland comprises around 1,200 acres. The woodland can be split into three different areas: The downland woods situated on the southernmost part of the estate, from Findon village to ‘hillside’. The ‘hillside’ runs along scarp slope of the South Downs from the town of Steyning to Washington village. The Weald from Wiston to the villages of Ashington and Ashurst. The woodland is made up of about 65% hardwood and around 45% softwood with the softwood trimmings making up the bulk of the material used for the biomass boiler at Wiston House. There is about 150 acres of sweet chestnut wood, of which the poorer quality produced makes up the rest of the material used for the biomass boiler. In the region of 400 tons of material is required for the Biomass boiler each year.

[@RichardVobes]

You could well be right about Wiston House - a lovely place. I have filmed there in the long distance past - a wedding I think it was, (I was helping a friend) but I couldn't go there with my camera on a whim without permission. Thanks for all the extra info though. What a shame to burn all that wood in a biomass boiler. Send it to me and I will burn it in my esse!

[@mickymantle3233]

Why not go on the Sting Spider Trail..? Spiders Foot prints are hard to follow though.

[@RichardVobes]

Ho ho ho - where is that?

[@mickymantle3233]

@@RichardVobes Well, there arnt many trails that Sting Spider hasn't scuttled along, but parts of the 1066 trail...especially around Battle, hold particular fond memories of bluebottle pie & Caterpillar crumble picnics.

[@maryburger8345]

Oh boy! When I showed my REAL griffin this he flapped his wings like a crazy bird! That griffin is his father!

[@ramibu239]

Perhaps the Griffin was the gold. You said they brought it back from Egypt. Someone's great grandpappy go tomb raiding back in the day???🤔

[@RichardVobes]

Yes, that could be the answer.

[@oliverjh1281]

Half lion half eagle .... why didn’t they call it a legal 😬

[@cogidubnus1953]

If it was in the country so irregularly, suffering from the cold to boot, would it perhaps have been an illegal? (Sorry, I'll fetch me coat...)

[@RichardVobes]

Good one!

[@RichardVobes]

You made me laugh! :)

[@jmeyer3rn]

cogidubnus1953 oh no you did not. Funny.

[@ramibu239]

Hahaha!😂🤣😂🤣

[@realgreendress2330]

He's behind you! Too late...

[@RichardVobes]

Ooops - it ate me up!

[@RichardVobes]

Have you seen a griffin?

[@MrGreatplum]

Only on gate pillars and coats of arms but I’m going to keep a closer look from now on!

[@pg-rd7ik]

Only on every Vauxhall I’ve ever seen 😄 - see my comment below.

[@kiwicube102]

Does griffin exist