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Blackberries are early this year (July 2011)

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Flowering plants at Wanstead Flats, July 2011

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When at school we used the fine hairs found inside rose hips as itching... (more)

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A pie waiting to happen, however given the tartness of crab apples you... (more)

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The 2 trees with a brownish tinge are Horse Chestnuts, most likely... (more)

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Acorns are ripe and already falling in mid September in this part of Epping Forest.

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The forest floor is rich with recently dropped leaves in this mid-November scene.

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A cut silver birch branch contrasts with the November colours on various leaves around it.

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Trees growing on the bank of, and partially in, Knighton Lake.

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With a girth of more than 4.5m Pulpit Oak is probably over 400 years old.... (more)

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Oak tree on green near Oak Hall, Buckhurst Hill

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This oak has been recently pollarded, it will be interesting to see how... (more)

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Older pollarded oak with young leaves in spring.

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In the foreground is a Bee Wall or Insect Hotel. It has flora on top to... (more)

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Two veteran hornbeams near Taylor's Plain.

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Although initially this looks like one large tree, in fact it is made up... (more)

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New life springs from the trunk of this fallen hornbeam pollard.

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Fine oak tree, opposite Staples Road School

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This old pollarded hornbeam, in Spurgate Plain close to Spurgate Brook,... (more)

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Thanks to the geograph forum for help in identifying this as Fagus... (more)

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What looks like an Oak on the green near the Epping Forest Visitor Centre... (more)

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Underneath the beech trees.

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Beech tree near Wake Valley Pond.

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Taken from the south end of Wake Valley Pond. The pond was created in... (more)

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The spring sunshine lights the winter leaves from the previous year on... (more)

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The low winter sunlight gives this stand of beech trees a silver hue here in Copley Plain.

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The trees, most likely beech, with a pronounced knuckle a few metres from... (more)

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These are near some recently cleared ground, and probably grew to this... (more)

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This oak, still in winter plumage, shows its structure with evidence of... (more)

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Looking east along one of the ridges of Ambresbury Banks which dates from the iron age.

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Deer in The Selvage. (Possibly fallow deer) The Selvage is an old... (more)

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This oak stands in a meadow near Fernhall Lane, downhill from the Temple.... (more)

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Honey fungus spreads underground, attacking and killing the roots of... (more)

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The setting sun provides a hint of colour on this Oak tree. Crabs... (more)

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Crabs Green is an isolated part of Epping Forest.

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A Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) with ripening fruit in Thorndon Country Park.

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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) at Thorndon Country Park.

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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) seen at Thorndon Country Park.

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The fish sculpture at Old Hall Pond provides a place for the Egyptian... (more)

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This area is called "Frogs Island", I don't know if it... (more)

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At this point there are 2 right angled bends on the bridleway, which lead past the oak.

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The shade offered by this tree seems attractive to the sheep.

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