While I was out walking I went to visit the beautiful beech trees at Upper Moor, which is only about 15 minutes from me. They must be the most photographed trees in the area.
They look great in the sun, the mist or the snow. Unfortunately, if it snows it's too risky to get to them in my little car.
Around this area, there are several coniferous forests. They are commercial plantations and owned by Forestry England, but everyone is allowed to access them for a walk. It's quite a popular area, and even though I see several cars parked up, I don’t bump into many other walkers.
These are the trees from the other side. I think it's private land so I couldn’t get into the field.
Further on, I spotted a few sweet chestnuts that had fallen from the trees. We used to go hunting for chestnuts when I was a child. These were far too small though. We had an open fire when I was young. My mum and dad used to put the chestnuts on a prong and roast them on the fire. It all sounds idyllic, but sometimes they'd explode, and you'd get bits of chestnut in your hair! Not a good look.
Brrr! As I left the trees behind, another photographer turned up ....
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