Rich brown trunks with grooved bark patterns;

Tufted foliage with striking emerald needles;

Rising from a bed of tall golden grasses;

Stones cushioned with vibrant 

green mosses.

A lone tree in a sea of tall grasses;

A Silver Birch with silvery-white trunkage;

A papery bark, smooth and resinous;

Seeding freely, a natural pioneer species.

Felled trees make way for a clearing;

Razed to make space for new growth and animal grazing;

Ground for ferns, sedges, moss and lichen;

Scattered logs with a backdrop of linear features.

A path winds through the forest through tall trees and pines;

Banks of ferns, brambles, mosses, ivy, lichen and vines;

The beauty of Nature in its natural habitat exquisitely entwined;

Wonderful to behold in pouring rain, snow or brilliant sunshine.

Trees rise up in majestical lines;

Trunks sketched on a pale blue sky;

Bracken and brambles tangled on the ground;

Breathing in the refreshing scent of pine.

Felled trunk piles dotted around the forest;

Stacked neatly in rows, stripped down to bare wood;

Known as Critter Condos with logs piled on top of each other.

Shelter where creatures can escape predators and forage.

Forest land generates many fallen branches;

Pieces of trees and other loose woody material;

Stacked into wig-wams for much more than storage;

A place for wildlife to build homes for protection, shelter and storage.

Nothing in a forest is ever wasted;

New trees grow on old trees, seeds implanted;

A Christmas Tree sprouting with brand new branches;

Feeding on decaying wood, a lease of life granted.

The Japanese pastime of forest bathing; 

Being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing;

Breathing deeply, the scent of pine, medicinally healing; 

Boosts health in a natural way, cleansing and invigorating.

Climbing tall and proud along the pathway;

Woodland giants provide leaf and shade; 

A magical walk at any time of day;

Accompanied by symphonies of song from the birds.