Well the old year is going out fighting…..Strong winds have caused some damage in the woods but in truth it could have been so much worse; and some parts of the U.K. have indeed come off much worse. The forecast is for more to come so we will have to wait and see. Despite recent rains it is mainly surface water, deeper down the soils are still dry which can be seen on this root ball of one fallen tree….
It is the Silver Birch that seem to have come off worse, but to be fair this section of woodland should have been thinned some time ago. So nature has taken matters into its own hands…..
Now I know that New Year approaches and some folk like a nip of warming liquor, but if they must indulge in the woods, I do wish they would take their own empties away with them……
30th December
© David Oakes 2013
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