{"id":10509,"date":"2025-12-24T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10509"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:12:12","slug":"late-autumn-in-cannock-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10509","title":{"rendered":"Late Autumn in Cannock Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this series of photographs I am showing some views taken in Cannock Chase during the late autumn. In this first photo the bracken has shrunk back and turned dark brown. This highlights the path going uphill through the woods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9780r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9780r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9780r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9780r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9780r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9780r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A path going uphill through the brown bracken at Cannock Chase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trees can have the most amazing bark with textures ranging from smooth to old and gnarly (like me!). This trunk of a small trees is at the gnarly end of the scale:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9792r1-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9792r1-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9792r1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9792r1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9792r1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The gnarly bark on a tree trunk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With some trees it is a wonder that they are still alive given the damage they have:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9813r1-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9813r1-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9813r1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9813r1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9813r1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The damage, possibly fire, on the lower trunk of a birch tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Along the path we walk there is a stream flowing though the woodland. At this stage of its journey it is quite clear and clean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9819r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9819r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9819r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9819r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9819r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9819r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stream flowing though the woodland at Cannock Chase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This tree is at the top of a short incline. This enables a view of it against the sky that also shows its context within the wood and path:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9828r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9828r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9828r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9828r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9828r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9828r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bare tree against the sky by the path through Cannock Chase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the trees are getting old (for their type) and are suffering damage. This appears to have broken off during a storm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9831r2-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9831r2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9831r2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9831r2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9831r2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/H25_9831r2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part of a tree lying on the ground within the wooded hillside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This part of Cannock Chase is one of my favourite places to visit. Other parts I found less interesting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this series of photographs I am showing some views taken in Cannock Chase during the late autumn. In this first photo the bracken has shrunk back and turned dark brown. This highlights the path going uphill through the woods: Trees can have the most amazing bark with textures ranging from smooth to old and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10509\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Late Autumn in Cannock Chase&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,26,11,24,3,87,94,147,32,151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-autumn-fall","category-environment","category-landscape","category-nature","category-photography","category-rural","category-staffordshire","category-travel","category-trees","category-woodland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10509"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10517,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10509\/revisions\/10517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}