Beech Tree Roots in Whortleberry Wood Southborough Common
Beech Tree Roots in Whortleberry Wood Southborough Common
A view of the impressive buttress roots of a mature beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in Whortleberry Wood in early spring. Southborough Common lies on a ridge in the High Weald next to the small town of Southborough near Tunbridge Wells and includes a wide variety of woodland habitats in a relatively small area. The ditch bottom left is part of an ancient wood bank that dates back to mediaeval times. It was a manmade earthwork to separate the beech woods from an area of common grazing land and is a distinctive feature of the Common; over time rainfall and runoff has eroded it into a larger ditch / ravine.
James Brunker
Image size: 5931 x 3954, 33.05Mb | Camera details: Canon EOS 5D Mark III | Date uploaded: 22/08/2020