‘While at work as a gardener on an estate, I went to speak to my colleague who was a short distance away clearing undergrowth with a strimmer and wearing ear protectors. As I approached him, I noticed a small twig-like man about two feet tall, perched behind a mound of moss, watching my colleague from the opposite direction. It looked like he was spying on my colleague, and he was unaware that I could see him. My colleague was also unaware of being watched. After what felt like five minutes of me quietly watching this creature, he finally noticed me and ran away. He was surprised when he saw me and looked shocked that I could see him. The overall impression I got from him as I watched was that he was unhappy. We were clearing this area and disturbing the undergrowth. I then approached my colleague and told him what I’d seen. He hadn’t noticed anything but was intrigued by what I told him.’ ‘Twig-like small man.’ ‘Looked like a nature spirit’. Fairies are ‘nature spirits’.
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Argyll, Scotland
1990s
Male: Age 21-30
occasional supernatural experiences
in woodland
9 am-12 pm
two to ten minutes
with one other person who did not share my experience
no special state reported
angry
loss of sense of time