A place to rest your rump

I was wandering through the woods this morning and was amazed by the carpet of bluebells in amongst the trees, looking very much like a blue mist. I managed to get a few good shots, and then came across this old bench in a clearing. I was in the process of selecting a suitable bluebell picture to blip, but kept coming back to this old seat. I guess it was someone's monument but now it looks like it is coming to the end of its life. I hope that by sharing it here, it might be preserved a little bit longer.