Would you walk through the woods at night?

[CluedoCat]

Pitch black at 6pm, with no lights. So dark you can't see your own feet.

The walk is about 10 minutes.

Never.

Erm, not without an enormous dog and a bright head torch no.

Yes, of course: with a torch to avoid tripping over roots.

Alone? Ok area? With a torch? Probably if I had to but I’d prefer not to. Would need some light tho as I’m a wuss.

Nope! I’m a total wimp though - I get nervy walking to the shop in the dark never mind through a wood!

Okay area but there have been a few incidents, as with most places.

Lol no. I don’t want to be raped/trip and fall down a steep bank (very clumsy me).

No!

I'd probably do it with the torch on my phone switched on.

I once did this with a torch and my dog. Both me and the dog were very nervous because all we could hear was the wind rustling though the trees and animals making noises but couldn't see anything. We never bothered again as neither of us liked it

Yes, no problem.

No chance 

Would depend why. To save a 20 minute walk on a busy road, yes. Because I thought it sounded like fun. No.

As a one of probably but certainly not regularly.

No, but I walk my dog around the fields in the dark. I don't like the woods as it's so much darker - on a night with a full moon, you hardly need a torch on a field path.

No. I was a bit freaked out crossing through my city centre park last night and it was only five thirty.

Did the "incidents" happen in the woods?

I'd probably freak myself out

No way.

But as a kid I did as it was my walk home from high school all alone!

On my own
no

With my family
OH YES
a good night walk is a thing of wonder

we do them regularly on holiday - no lights, let your eyes adjust to the dark, use your ears
WONDERFUL

No. Even in our very naice upper middle class area. I was quite nervous out running along a busy main road next to some woods because I doubt many drivers would notice if I was pulled in.
Only ever with others or if I had massive dog/ pepper spray and knew self defence.

Not on my own. The risk of attack is probably not as great as falling over etc, but I have mountain biked in the woods at night with DP or in groups and it is quite liberating.

Although once there was only me and one other woman (no-one else turned up so we decided to put our big girl pants on and ride anyway) and half way round she decided to tell me that a woman had been raped in those woods a few days ago - cheers mate!

Another friend also got flashed at in those woods when she was running on her own at dusk.

I suppose in the OP it would depend on the circumstances - clear flat path, lots of commuters going home, urban area, time saving short cut, big torch, maybe? After all you'd do it without question at the same time in daylight.

Nope. Too scared of rats.

Yes, I frequently do to drop meals to neighbours or walk the dog. I think it’s probably safer than crossing a road.

Nooo. Firstly I would probably fall arse over tit in the dark and secondly I would be thinking about the spooky dog sitting story on here where the OP ended up in a spooky dark wood.