40 Times People Found Something Weird In The Woods And Just Had To Share
There is something mysterious and whimsical about the forest. The dense trees cluster to hide a whole separate world of odd and interesting discoveries you won't find anywhere else. Bored Panda has rounded up photos of the stranges, coolest and curious finds people have documented from their walks in the forest.
From forgotten objects transformed into moss-covered relics to visual wonders created by mother nature herself to logs and trees accessorized by dedicated visitors (or fairies). Scroll down to check out these delightful photographs that might inspire you to go wandering off the beaten path and explore the woods. And don't forget to upvote your favs!
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I Found This In My Local Woods
This is a memorial for loyal companions that crossed the Rainbow Bridge. So many good boys and girls. So much unconditional love.
One of the reasons your lungs feel refreshed when walking through a pine forest is because of an anti-inflammatory compound called a-Pinene, found in conifers. It is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and abundantly present in marijuana.
I Was Out For A Walk In The Woods Today And Almost Stepped On This Beauty
There is a 2400 year old giant “honey mushroom” in Oregon, covering 2200 acres, slowly killing off the trees in the forest. It is the largest living organism on the planet.
Found This In The Woods While Trail Riding
Abandoned Russian House Found In The Woods
In the Battle of Hurtgen Forest during WW2, the forest was so dense and dark and hard to navigate that the German and Allied medics shared an aid station in the only building either could easily find.
Me And My Girlfriend Were Walking In The Woods The Other Week And Saw A Rainbow Pool For The First Time
Buddy Of Mine Came Across This Dinosaur In The Woods The Other Day
The Redwood Forest in northern California is famous for its towering redwood trees which can grow more than 350 feet tall. This is the height on an average skyscraper. Some redwood trees are so big that miniature forests grow on their upper branches.
This Tree I Found Hiking Looks Like A Forest Monster Watching Over You
A man called Jadav Payeng single-handedly planted a forest bigger than Central Park to save Majuli Island in Northern India from erosion. The forest is now home to large amounts of stray wildlife.
I Went For A Walk In The Forest And Came Upon This Ponderosa Pine Tree That Had Been Struck By Lightning
Found Old Dog Tags In A Metal Pile In Our Woods. Reunited Them With His Wife, Who Lost Her Husband Of 60 Years In 2010
Found This Mushroom While Hiking In The Woods, There’s Gotta Be A Rabbit Hole Nearby
This Moss Covered Boot Found In The Woods
I Found A Memorial For A Fallen Tree While Hiking
I Was Driving Through The Back Roads Of Pennsylvania On The Way To A Camping Spot And Found A Mountain Of Ceramic Dishes And Tea Cups In The Middle Of The Woods
Moved To Wisconsin. Found This In The Woods
Omg! My first thought was, "What happened to the Pandorica and how did it get there?"
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That was my first thought. Hellraiser time.
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Why do I get the feeling crystals, herbs, and pyramids are involved in this somehow ?
After some searching I found that this is an art installation in Stevens Point
Reminds me of that one quest in Skyrim, where you need to find that crazy dude in the most northern spot of the map in the ice, he also lives in a cube like that
That angled building is called a Sweat Lodge. Used by native healers.
What My Parents Found On Their Hike
Found This Bottle With Moss While Walking In The Woods
So I Was Walking In A Forrest Near My City And Found This
Sign I Found In The Woods That Depicts A Man Jumping Over Some Scary Looking Hands
I Was Out Fossil Hunting In A Wash After A Thunderstorm. I Figured It Had To Uncover A Bit Of Stuff Down In The Streambed. I Found This
Found This Phone Booth In The Middle Of The Woods
Found 43 Bucks In A Pair Of Jeans In The Woods
Hiking Through The Woods On A Hot Day, Came Across This Oasis
Found An Old Helicopter In The Woods
Friend Found This While Hiking The Connecticut Wilderness
Note: this post originally had 73 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Some finds are super creepy or interesting, but it makes me cringe how many people find the woods as a personal trashing space :/
Too cheap/ irresponsible to pay a dump fee.
I would like to think that the folks that find the items that could be taken out and either sold or trashed did so. It pisses me off when humans dump their shit in our forest.
Yes I agree, too bad we are unable to find the idiots who ruin our forests !!!
Found this on a graveyard 001-5d0d03...e1aeeb.jpg
That is kind of adorable
Child grave
No. On a tree on the side walk.
Enjoyed this, along with all the comments.
I can make a threat with a whole bunch of pics of the weird and cool things we find when we go hiking in the woods of Pennsylvania.
Sometimes I wonder why I look at Bored Panda before bedtime. Some of these were total nightmare fodder. (But some were very cool!)
I think it would be fun to make little things like furniture or people or whatever out of wood then hide them in the woods near our house.
I love my Friday mornings going through threads like this one. But I wish they'd give a location!
Agreed. Doesn't even need to be specific. 'Southern Germany', 'Eastern Pennsylvania', etc.
Heartbroken at this level of littering/pollution/disregard... I've seen crazy things in the woods, no doubt, but when it's obvs just trash? *argh*
Some of these need to be brought to the attention of the authorities, some are too cute to remove, and some need to be explained! (Like the pile of carrots, dishes, and toilets.)
Most of these things make me wonder how they got there. And I don't mean the trash, but the other ones. There must be a story behind them, and I wonder about the people who put them there. That's why I also like to see photos of abandoned places.
Some photographs will have a very interesting history
Eddie77 yes
Eddie77 easy
These are the reasons why we don't enter the wood, no hiking for us.
I live close to a former motorcross track in Belgium that's been closed for a few years now. Passing by one day I noticed this tree. Looks like they threw used tyres over it when it was still a very young tree and now they're part of it. Knipsel-5d...ec4d3f.jpg
#6 - This is not in Russia.
I have one. Old, water filled pit or bunker made out ouf concrete near my house. Will add picture later.
Inexplicably, I found a kayak graveyard in the middle of a forest in Wellington, New Zealand. At least 100 old kayaks, many kilometres from the nearest body of water. High and dry, growing moss and mould. kayaks-5d1...2d80f1.jpg
Yeah
I live in a fairly mountainous region... I'm getting some seriously sinister ideas!
Eerie...
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Some finds are super creepy or interesting, but it makes me cringe how many people find the woods as a personal trashing space :/
Too cheap/ irresponsible to pay a dump fee.
I would like to think that the folks that find the items that could be taken out and either sold or trashed did so. It pisses me off when humans dump their shit in our forest.
Yes I agree, too bad we are unable to find the idiots who ruin our forests !!!
Found this on a graveyard 001-5d0d03...e1aeeb.jpg
That is kind of adorable
Child grave
No. On a tree on the side walk.
Enjoyed this, along with all the comments.
I can make a threat with a whole bunch of pics of the weird and cool things we find when we go hiking in the woods of Pennsylvania.
Sometimes I wonder why I look at Bored Panda before bedtime. Some of these were total nightmare fodder. (But some were very cool!)
I think it would be fun to make little things like furniture or people or whatever out of wood then hide them in the woods near our house.
I love my Friday mornings going through threads like this one. But I wish they'd give a location!
Agreed. Doesn't even need to be specific. 'Southern Germany', 'Eastern Pennsylvania', etc.
Heartbroken at this level of littering/pollution/disregard... I've seen crazy things in the woods, no doubt, but when it's obvs just trash? *argh*
Some of these need to be brought to the attention of the authorities, some are too cute to remove, and some need to be explained! (Like the pile of carrots, dishes, and toilets.)
Most of these things make me wonder how they got there. And I don't mean the trash, but the other ones. There must be a story behind them, and I wonder about the people who put them there. That's why I also like to see photos of abandoned places.
Some photographs will have a very interesting history
Eddie77 yes
Eddie77 easy
These are the reasons why we don't enter the wood, no hiking for us.
I live close to a former motorcross track in Belgium that's been closed for a few years now. Passing by one day I noticed this tree. Looks like they threw used tyres over it when it was still a very young tree and now they're part of it. Knipsel-5d...ec4d3f.jpg
#6 - This is not in Russia.
I have one. Old, water filled pit or bunker made out ouf concrete near my house. Will add picture later.
Inexplicably, I found a kayak graveyard in the middle of a forest in Wellington, New Zealand. At least 100 old kayaks, many kilometres from the nearest body of water. High and dry, growing moss and mould. kayaks-5d1...2d80f1.jpg
Yeah
I live in a fairly mountainous region... I'm getting some seriously sinister ideas!
Eerie...
https://.boredpanda.com/interesting-forest-finds/#post-comments-area