2] The Colonel of Park Wood

Park Wood, as an actual wood, no longer exists - its trees having been grubbed out in 1965 to provide land for agriculture. The colonel apparently hung himself from the branches of one of the trees in the wood that, until its eventual levelling, provided a home for his restless spirit.

Nothing else is known of the colonel except that his ghost could often be seen marching briskly through the woods and that its appearance in no way caused distress.

There are no clues as to his earthly identity or to what, if any, were his links with Park Wood apart from it being the spot where his life ended. In the absence of more information one wonders how it was known he was a colonel - even if he paraded in full uniform an observer must have obtained a very close look at him to recognise the insignia of his rank.