Last week we had another walk at Cannock Chase – a local woodland and heathland conservation area. During the walk we realised that there were a few trees that had fallen. I knew it had been a bit windy but nowhere near as bad as some areas of the country. I have taken a few ‘record’ shots – not with artistic merit but just showing the status of the trees.
But first a comparison shot of a tree that had been cut down for some reason:
We had noticed the tree last month and I took a photo of it to see what the ‘hole’ to the side was. Due to the lighting we hadn’t realised then that it had been cut down. The second shot I took for interest as it showed the cut. Viewing the two photos on the computer I thought I could get a decent ‘then and now’ comparison despite the different viewpoint and lens settings.
Next I show two fallen trees. The first is by the fence that separates 2 areas of the woodland where there is a steep slope down to a stream. This area is mostly conifer trees. The upended root had damaged the fence but it has fallen away from the path:
This second image is a fallen birch tree in an area of birch trees. Birch is a short lived ‘pioneer’ species where, in the woodlands near where I live (Staffordshire), seem to grow together in large stands:
Luckily, this one also had fallen away from the path. The next image is of a branch that fell, and was caught by, another branch of the tree:
Not photos with artistic merit but a record of what has occurred in the woodland.