2021

NZ0207 : Birches enjoying a whitish Christmas

taken 4 years ago, near to West Hope, County Durham, England

Birches enjoying a whitish Christmas
Birches enjoying a whitish Christmas
We had to gain a bit of height to claim a white Christmas in 2021 (a lot more snow fell on St. Stephen's day), but the Stang forest provided the relevant conditions and the photo was only ten minutes shy of midday (the exif data say 8 minutes, but the camera clock has crept forward a bit - the GPS waypoint is more reliable so we are at 11:50 UT0. However, being 1.96°W, local time (rather than UT0) was 11:59). The Forestry Commission seem to have handed the forest into commercial hands (Tilhill) with a lot of harvesting by clear cut in the last few years. The spruce trees seen in the background among the old stumps are the new plantings on this section, one of the earliest cut. Behind the photographer is an area cut only this year. Whilst the scene has changed dramatically from ten years ago, the roadside trees (which were not planted as a crop) have remained in place (though much more exposed to the weather).
Midday Christmas 2021

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Geographical Context: Uplands Woodland, Forest Category: Snowy Trees Category: Snowy trees
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY 2021 Automatic Clusters: · Stang Forest [10] · Clear Cut [3] ·
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NZ0207, 16 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andy Waddington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 December, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 31 December, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 0218 0746 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:27.7508N 1:58.0727W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 0218 0745
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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