sward

A boardwalk leads visitors deep into the woods; mown swards direct footsteps up, over and through the Earth Garden; and steppingstone boulders navigate a stream.

Not long now: The teams are out on the Turf Moor sward going through the last of the pre-match formalities.

Not long now: The teams are out on the Camp Nou sward and going through the last of the pre-match formalities.

Not long now: Burnley’s players give their Liverpool counterparts, the Premier League champions, a guard of honour as they march out on to the Anfield sward with You’ll Never Walk Alone playing over the Tannoy.

And then they were standing on the true path: a swath of green sward running through the grey wood.