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Ancient tree with ivy
Ancient tree covered with climbing ivy (Hedera helix)
Ancient Woodland
Ancient Woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire.
Base of beech tree
Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica)
Beech clump on summit of chalk hill 01
Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) growing in a group at the summit of a chalk hill
Beech clump on summit of chalk hill 02
Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) growing in a group at the summit of a chalk hill
Beech leaves in Autumn
Beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) in Autumn
Beech roots on surface and erosion
Beech roots showing signs of erosion (Fagus sylvatica)
Beech seedling
Beech seedlings (Fagus sylvatica)
Beech trees in Autumn
Autumnal Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica)
Beech trees in winter
Winter Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica)
Birch Woodland 01
Silver Birch woodland (Betula pendula). Birch allows plenty of light to reach the ground and plants flourish there.
Birch Woodland 02
Silver Birch woodland (Betula pendula). Birch allows plenty of light to reach the ground and plants flourish there.
Blackthorn blossom 01
Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa)
Blackthorn blossom 02
Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa)
Bracken and beech shoots under beech trees
Bracken and beech shoots under beech trees.
Bracken-filled glade
Bracken-filled glade (Pteridium aquilinium). Where trees have been felled leaving on sunlit gap, bracken has established.
Chestnut wood leaf litter 01
Woodland leaf litter from a Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) woodland.
Chestnut wood leaf litter 02
Woodland leaf litter from a Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) woodland.
Coppiced tree which has been left uncoppiced
Coppicing was once an important form of woodland management. The main stems of trees such as hazel were cut back to stumps every 10 or 20 years and would then re-sprout from the base. The word Coppice is often shortened to copse and a copse is a woodland which is managed in this way. When the stems were cut back, wild flowers could flourish in the extra sunlight. The coppiced stems were used for poles, fencing and other products.
Coppiced woodland 01
Coppicing was once an important form of woodland management. The main stems of trees such as hazel were cut back to stumps every 10 or 20 years and would then re-sprout from the base. The word Coppice is often shortened to copse and a copse is a woodland which is managed in this way. When the stems were cut back, wild flowers could flourish in the extra sunlight. The coppiced stems were used for poles, fencing and other products.
Coppiced woodland 02
Coppicing was once an important form of woodland management. The main stems of trees such as hazel were cut back to stumps every 10 or 20 years and would then re-sprout from the base. The word Coppice is often shortened to copse and a copse is a woodland which is managed in this way. When the stems were cut back, wild flowers could flourish in the extra sunlight. The coppiced stems were used for poles, fencing and other products.
Coppiced woodland 03
Coppicing was once an important form of woodland management. The main stems of trees such as hazel were cut back to stumps every 10 or 20 years and would then re-sprout from the base. The word Coppice is often shortened to copse and a copse is a woodland which is managed in this way. When the stems were cut back, wild flowers could flourish in the extra sunlight. The coppiced stems were used for poles, fencing and other products.
Deciduous Woodland Bedfordshire 01
Mixed deciduous woodland and stream, Bedfordshire, England.
Deciduous woodland, Bedfordshire
Mixed deciduous woodland in Bedfordshire.
Fallen beech
Fallen beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Fallen branches
Fallen branches
Fallen oak
Fallen Pendunculate Oak (Quercus rober). The common oak can grow up to 30m and live 800 years! Found on rich lowland soils it flowers in May with acorns appearing in October.
Fallen tree beside stream
Fallen tree beside stream. Hundreds of creatures will have made their home in the habitat provided here.
Fallen tree in woodland
Fallen tree in woodland. Hundreds of creatures will have made their home in the habitat provided here.
Fallen tree root in very sandy soil
Fallen tree root in very sandy soil. Hundreds of creatures will have made their home in the habitat provided here.
Fallen tree
Hundreds of creatures will have made their home in the habitat provided here.
Felled beech
A felled Beech tree - if left here, in due course hundreds of creatures will make their home in the habitat provided.
Foliage changing colour in mixed woodland
A typical Autumnal scene in mixed woodland.
Forestry Commission at work
Forestry Commission at work
Green leaves on beech trees in Spring
Green leaves on Beech trees in Spring (Fagus sylvatica)
Hawthorn in Winter
Hawthorn in Winter (Crataegus monogyna)
Hawthorn shooting in Springtime
Hawthorn shooting in Springtime (Crataegus monogyna)
Hazel 01
Hazel (Corylus avellana) - a common sight in hedgerows.
Hedgerow in Autumn
A wonderful habitat for wildlife and a beautiful sight for passers-by
Horse chestnut tree in Spring
Horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) in Springtime
Ivy 01
Ivy growing up a tree in woodland (Hedera helix) - a helix is latin for spiral, the ivy 'spirals' it's way up the tree trunk. The weight of the growing ivy will eventually weaken the tree and shorten its life.
Ivy 02
Ivy growing up a tree in woodland (Hedera helix) - a helix is latin for spiral, the ivy 'spirals' it's way up the tree trunk. The weight of the growing ivy will eventually weaken the tree and shorten its life.
Ivy smothering a tree
Ivy growing up a tree in woodland (Hedera helix) - a helix is latin for spiral, the ivy 'spirals' it's way up the tree trunk. The weight of the growing ivy will eventually weaken the tree and shorten its life.
Kings Wood Bracken Glade 16
Bracken glade in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire (Pteridium aquilinium)
Kings Wood Fallen Tree 08
Fallen tree in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire
Kings Wood Fallen Tree 09
Fallen tree in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire
Kings Wood Fallen Tree 10
Fallen tree in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire
Kings Wood Fallen Tree 11
Fallen tree in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire
Kings Wood Fallen Tree 12
Fallen tree in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire
Kings Wood Fallen Tree 13
Fallen tree in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire
Kings Wood Fallen Tree 15
Fallen tree in woodland, King's Wood, Bedfordshire
Kings Wood Forest Floor 07
Woodland leaf litter from an Oak woodland (Quercus rober)
Lime tree 01
Large-leaved Lime tree (Tilia platyphyllos)
Lime tree 02
Large-leaved Lime tree (Tilia platyphyllos)
Magnolia grandiflora at Upton Poole
Magnolia grandiflora at Upton Poole.
Mainly birch woodland
Birch woodland (Betula pendula)
Mature beech in winter
Mature Beech tree in winter (Fagus sylvatica)
Mature beech
Mature Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Maulden Woods Clay
Woodland on clay soil, Maulden Woods, Bedfordshire
Mixed woodland in Autumn 01
Mixed woodland in Autumn 01.
Mixed woodland in Autumn 02
Mixed woodland in Autumn 02.
Mixed woodland in Autumn 03
Mixed woodland in Autumn 03.
Moss beneath beeches
Moss beneath Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica)
Moss on bark of birch tree
Moss on bark of Silver Birch tree (Betula pendula)
New Forest dramatic treestump
Dramatic rotting treestump, New Forest, Hampshire
New Forest tree roots by bank
Tree roots by bank, New Forest, Hampshire
Oak Tree in field 01
Oak tree in field
Oak Tree in field 02
Oak tree in field
Old tree stump
Old tree stump
Pussy Willow 01
Pussy willow (Salix caprea) - also known as Goat willow.
Root of fallen tree in very sandy soil
Root of fallen tree in very sandy soil.
Sharpenhoe Beech Roots
View from the top of Sharpenhoe Clappers, Bedfordshire on chalky soil. Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). A wonderful example of beech roots clinging to the surface as soil is eroded from a steep slope.
Sharpenhoe Beech Woods
View from the top of Sharpenhoe Clappers, Bedfordshire on chalky soil. Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). Very few plants grow under beech trees.
Sharpenhoe
View from the top of Sharpenhoe Clappers, Bedfordshire on chalky soil. Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). Long grass under a mature beech tree on the edge of the wood.
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire 01
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire 02
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire 03
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire 04
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire 05
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire 06
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire 07
Sharpenhoe Clappers Bedfordshire
Tree canopy
View up through tree canopy.
Tree Diseased Birch
Diseased Silver Birch tree (Betula pendula).
Tree fallen across stream
Tree fallen across a stream.
Tree Fallen beech branches left to rot down
Fallen Beech Tree branches, left to rot down (Fagus sylvatica).
Tree felling
Tree felling.
Tree Forestry Logs 06
Pile of pine logs (Pinus sylvestris) cut as timber, Woburn Sands woods, Bedfordshire.
Tree Forestry Logs 07
Pile of pine logs (Pinus sylvestris) cut as timber, Woburn Sands woods, Bedfordshire.
Tree Forestry Logs 08
Pile of pine logs (Pinus sylvestris) cut as timber, Woburn Sands woods, Bedfordshire.
Tree Forestry Logs Tree Rings 09
Pine logs (Pinus sylvestris) cut as timber, Woburn Sands woods, Bedfordshire.
Tree Forestry Logs Tree Rings 10
Pine logs (Pinus sylvestris) cut as timber, Woburn Sands woods, Bedfordshire.
Tree Holly and birch
Tree Holly (Ilex aquifolium) and Silver Birch (Betula pendula).
Tree Oak 01
View up through the canopy of an Oak tree, King's Wood, Bedfordshire (Quercus rober). An unusually tall stem on this Pendunculate Oak (Quercus rober). The common oak can grow up to 30m and live 800 years! Found on rich lowland soils it flowers in May with acorns appearing in October.
Tree Oak 02
View up through the canopy of an Oak tree, King's Wood, Bedfordshire (Quercus rober). An unusually tall stemmed Pendunculate Oak (Quercus rober). The common oak can grow up to 30m and live 800 years! Found on rich lowland soils it flowers in May with acorns appearing in October.
tree oak autumn
One of a set of images of an Oak tree (Quercus rober) through the four seasons, Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter: Autumn
tree oak spring
One of a set of images of an Oak tree (Quercus rober) through the four seasons, Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter: Spring
tree oak summer
One of a set of images of an Oak tree (Quercus rober) through the four seasons, Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter: Summer
tree oak winter
One of a set of images of an Oak tree (Quercus rober) through the four seasons, Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter: Winter
Tree Olives 01
Olive trees, Sicily
Tree Olives 02
Olive trees, Sicily
Tree Olives 03
Olive trees, Sicily
Tree Olives 04
Olive trees, Sicily
Tree Pear
Pear tree blossom (Pyrus communis).
Tree rings on mature walnut
The tree rings on a felled sliced section of a mature Walnut tree (Juglans regia). The Walnut is a deciduous tree whose nuts have been harvested from the earliest times.
Tree roots on surface
Tree roots exposed on soil surface
Tree Silver Birch tree alone
Exposed Silver Birch tree (Betula pendula) on sandy heathland
Tree Silver Birch trunk
Trunk and bark of the Silver Birch (Betula pendula).
Tree Willow
Willow tree (Salix). One of several different varieties of willow which grow wild in Britain.
Tree Uprooted
Windthrow - a tree blown over by strong winds. Bedfordshire
Trees Fallen left to rot
Trees Fallen left to rot
Trees on west coast of Scotland at Plockton palms
Trees growing on the West coast of Scotland at Plockton palms.
Walnut bark 01
Bark of a mature Walnut tree (Juglans regia). The Walnut is a deciduous tree whose nuts have been harvested from the earliest times.
Walnut bark 02
Bark of a mature Walnut tree (Juglans regia). The Walnut is a deciduous tree whose nuts have been harvested from the earliest times.
Walnut log cross section
Walnut log cross section.
Walnut stump
Stump of a felled Walnut tree (Juglans regia). The Walnut is a deciduous tree whose nuts have been harvested from the earliest times.
Wood being left to rot down
Wood being left to rot down
Woodland edge New Forest
Woodland edge New Forest, Hampshire
Woodland glade
Woodland glade
Woodland stream
Woodland stream
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