Winter in the Three Brooks Nature Reserve

With the recent cold weather we are now well into winter, with the deciduous trees now having lost almost all of their leaves.


Bare tree


The sun interacting with the clouds produces interesting light effects in the bare trees.


Mistletoe, ivy and other parasitic plants show up clearly when there is no leaf cover.


This plough has been left from the original farmers fields to gently rust in peace.


Rosehips provide food for blackbirds and other birds.


A solitary oak leaf still holding on.


It may be winter, but the hazel trees are producing catkins already.