Dense thicket of young trees in late summer

There is nothing like a walk in the woods at the end of summer, just before the leaves change their colour and the trees lose their leaves. The dense undergrowth of ivy and ferns remains lush through the summer and into autumn and winter. The dense thickets create green-shaded walkways while woodland management opens ground to the light and allows saplings to flourish with sunlight filtering through their foliage.

Ferns and ivy beneath the trees of a Dorset woodland

Dense thicket of young trees in late summer

Ferns and ivy beneath the trees of a Dorset woodland

Ferns and ivy beneath the trees of a Dorset woodland

Managed area of woodland opens the area to light

Ground cover of ivy in a Dorset woodland

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