The Nature Trail has closed earlier today due to high winds.
Wooden spoon with a small oval bowl and a long handle, which is decorated with a carved band of spiralling lines midway long its length. The spoon has been coated with a dark brown resinous substance that is now crumbling and has come away from the surface in places.
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