beech tree time

The mild autumn (so far) and lack of strong winds here in north Devon has meant that the beech trees have held onto their leaves a little longer than they normally do.

This has produced a magnificent display of autumn colour, especially along the east and west Lyn valleys with rusty oaks and wilting bracken adding a bit of contrast.

However, as this is a bit of a photo dump before I go into ‘Calendar mode’, here’s some bracken at Bennetts Mouth;

 

Looking north towards Lee

 

The mighty beech; 100 years to grow, 100 years to live and 100 years to die..

 

An exmoor valley

 

 

Rusty oaks provide the backdrop to these leafless birch and a young beech

 

 

 

Forest floor vibes

 

Young beech given space by ash (dieback) felling

 

Ash bridge

 

Ash bridge 2

 

 

 

Ash bridge 3

 

On the way home, a lovely view across the channel; Beacon becons sunset

 

New Post tomorrow:

The Calendar is finally here!

After a few technical problems and material shortages, the Beautiful North Devon Calendar 2022 has finally landed.

I’ll be posting the pre-orders tomorrow, thank you so much for your faith and support if you pre-ordered.

The Etsy page is now live and throbbing:

Search Beautiful North Devon Calendar 2022

More tomorrow

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