Music in the woods.
I went into the woods to listen to owls calling, deer barking and hedgehogs rustling around. If I wanted to hear some talentless nerk with their hand clamped to their ear or murdering some inferior "folk song" on some hideous instrument they insisted on dragging along I would have gone to a festival
Red
Well, I can see how that would be disturbing, both for you and the forest, but it sounds like it's more 'performance' than music itself that bothers you? I think that there is a time and place for music in the forest. I've often slept out in various forests with only my guitar for company. Far from frightening the fauna, soft soothing melodic music with a steady rhythm can bring you a varied audience, especially singing. Wake up to the sunlight breaking through the trees; knock up a brew or two, and then sing a few songs to say hello and thank you. I have never done this with other people around. I wouldn't want to disturb anyone, and I wouldn't want anyone to disturb me!
While on the road with my bike and trailer I've stopped several times to sing for animals. Just me and them. Horses. Cows. Deer. They like it. They come over and either stand there chewing the cud staring at me or graze nearby just the other side of the fence. Hey, if you're ever on the long and lonely, you need all the companionship you can rustle up! And once I sat on an upturned bucket in a deserted (of people) farmyard in France and played my guitar, and had a wonderful time with everything with legs coming to check me out! Just keep singing, keep it steady, and they come up and sniff you and your hideous instrument all over... I guess it's just curiosity, but it's nice when they come to you, you can get a good look at them getting a good look at you.
I hope you can get away from your pet peeve, British Red, and I promise that if we ever find ourselves in a forest within singing range of each other I shall put my guitar away, close the case and sit firmly upon it until you are once again at a safe distance!
Al.