Beech is a feature of the woodland that stands out at this time of year because the young trees low down hold on to their bronzed leaves when there's a general shortage of colour. Without their presence it would be duller in the woods before spring flowers start to appear. They are specially prominent when snow is on the ground and bits of small snow powder were falling again this morning.
Let's hope that the wildlife trust tree hackers don't take exception to beech. They've been around elsewhere recently with their saws. Not long ago I made a request. If you absolutely must go round cutting trees there's one place you could take your chain saws where I might not complain so much: this is the area below the terrace path overlooking the top of Blacka Dyke. A couple of trees there and also a fallen older tree were obscuring the view of the water plunging, sometimes dramatically, down between the rocks to the stream below. They have kindly done this revealing the waterfall and making a recreational feature which visitors will enjoy. Yes, it's interference with nature, but it's in the interests of revealing an aspect of wildness. I would have preferred the timber to be removed and all signs of the operation as I had asked, giving an impression that this was not man's work. But one must be grateful.
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