The abditive nature of the heavy foliage protected the nest.

So looks the last month's pilgrimage, So the last hill, Down the moon-ghostened road there walks.

roaringly angry; roaringly drunk

This service has suffered badly from Department for Transport-inspired cuts which reduced it from hourly to two-hourly. This, coupled with regular cancellations, has rendered the train service between the area's two biggest towns almost unusable.