{"id":9332,"date":"2025-02-13T15:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:36:18","slug":"fallen-trees-at-cannock-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9332","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Trees at Cannock Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week we had another walk at Cannock Chase – a local woodland and heathland conservation area. During the walk we realised that there were a few trees that had fallen. I knew it had been a bit windy but nowhere near as bad as some areas of the country. I have taken a few ‘record’ shots – not with artistic merit but just showing the status of the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first a comparison shot of a tree that had been cut down for some reason:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last months view of the tree with a ‘hole’ in the branches to the side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Last weeks view of the tree taken from a slightly different position with different lens settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We had noticed the tree last month and I took a photo of it to see what the ‘hole’ to the side was. Due to the lighting we hadn’t realised then that it had been cut down. The second shot I took for interest as it showed the cut. Viewing the two photos on the computer I thought I could get a decent ‘then and now’ comparison despite the different viewpoint and lens settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next I show two fallen trees. The first is by the fence that separates 2 areas of the woodland where there is a steep slope down to a stream. This area is mostly conifer trees. The upended root had damaged the fence but it has fallen away from the path:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tree fallen away from the path down a slope in the landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This second image is a fallen birch tree in an area of birch trees. Birch is a short lived ‘pioneer’ species where, in the woodlands near where I live (Staffordshire), seem to grow together in large stands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fallen birch tree in a stand of birch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, this one also had fallen away from the path. The next image is of a branch that fell, and was caught by, another branch of the tree:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fallen branch resting on another branch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Not photos with artistic merit but a record of what has occurred in the woodland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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