Beech trees offer wonderful shade on a hot sunny day, and the canopy is quite photogenic, in a green sort of way.

Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Beech trees offer wonderful shade on a hot sunny day, and the canopy is quite photogenic, in a green sort of way.
Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Tatton Park’s avenue of majestic venerable beech trees, before the leave come out, as they soon will.
The lower branches grow almost sideways, but not downward as is their wont, as Tatton’s red deer are efficient pruners.
You can still see brown leaves retained throughout the winter, typical of beech (marcescence).
This is a great time of year to be walking in woodland. Here are some lovely autumn colours from Anderton Country Park the other day.