Shugborough is a National Trust property with extensive grounds and parkland around the mansion. As it is our nearest National trust property with tea rooms it is our ‘go-to’ place for a walk. This visit was in early autumn as the trees were turning colour and leaves were dropping. But the weather was dull and grey which made for uninteresting skies…
Below is a selection of photos taken on this visit:
Larch is a conifer tree that is unusual in that it sheds its needles as winter approaches. There are not many within the Shugborough Estate but a mile or so to the south is Cannock Chase which has many more of these trees that look beautiful in the autumn – see this post from last year: https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/blog/?paged=4&m=202411. This part of Cannock Chase was part of the Shugborough estate and some of it is owned by the National Trust.
I am not certain of the name of this next tree but I show two views from opposite sides. The path runs under the canopy near the river making it a pleasant walk:
As we were walking though the Arboretum we saw this view of geese feeding on a field on the far side of the river.
Walking through the arboretum were many trees that were shedding their leaves. This is a panoramic view showing one tree that had lost more leaves then others:
Although we visit this place a lot there is always something new to see…