Woodland shade

Woodland pattern

Last night I had a dream ……

Woodland sketch

Woodland sketch

The Copse in Summer

In the New Forest

A favourite hunting ground of William the Conqueror.

 

A walk in the New Forest (2)

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At this time, April, the trees are only just coming into leaf.  The sunlight is able to penetrate the canopy of the woodland, picking out clearly the shapes and textures of the trees and creating attractive reflections on the surface of streams.  The heathland is ablaze with the vibrant golden yellow of the gorse.  But this is primarily a world of intimate beauty rather than spectacular grandeur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A walk in the New Forest (1)

One impulse from a vernal wood

May teach you more of man  

Of moral evil and of good

Than all the sages can.

William Wordsworth

 

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The New Forest (situated mostly in S W Hampshire) comprises approximately 150 square miles of heathland and ancient woodland.  It has changed little since the Bronze Age.  The fact that the soils are largely infertile and unsuitable for serious cultivation has contributed to the Forest’s unaltered appearance.  The area was a favourite hunting ground for King William I (the ‘Conqueror’) and acquired the name of New Forest by royal charter in 1079.

There will be more to follow.

Woodland Silence

Woodland Silence

See also If you go down to the woods today, Autumn silhouette, Shades of Autumn

If you go down to the woods today …..

Have you ever had the feeling, when walking through dense woodland, that you are not alone?  . . . . . .  Well perhaps you were right!

Here's looking at you!

See also Woodland Silence