Mossy forest floor

The Forest of Dean is a mixture of ancient forest and small plantations. The latter are mainly coniferous, and often so densely planted that the forest floor is little more than an accumulation of pine needles in which little grows. But, in a few places the light is able to illuminate the ground and that, combined with moisture leads to an attractive forest floor of moss, as in the photograph above.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: iPhone

Looking up...

A walk through the Forest of Dean means encounters with a quite wide range and age of trees. The landscape combines what is known as "ancient woodland" with areas that are more recently planted, and the whole is managed by the Forestry Commission. Some of the newer trees are stands of larch, a deciduous pine that turns orange in autumn when it sheds its needles. My photograph shows the view above my head in a group of these trees.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2