Tag: Forest of Dean

Today’s Pictures: 26 July 20

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An old stone bridge over a water course now dry, in the Forest of Dean. If you’re stuck indoors and unable to get out to enjoy nature at present, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Sheep grazing on the foothills of the Brecon Beacons …

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Today’s Pictures: 25 July 20

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Taken on this morning's walk. Hidden on the slope between the trees in the foreground lie the remains of a concrete shute that once drained water from the area above. A case of industrial archeological remains actively enhancing the natural landscape! If you’re stuck indoors and unable to get out to enjoy nature at present, …

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Today’s Pictures: 23 July 20

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Spotlight in the pines of the Forest of Dean. Perhaps you are stuck indoors and unable to get out to enjoy nature at present. If so, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Small boat on a wide sea. Taken at Lyme Regis, Dorset, in …

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Today’s Pictures: 22 July 20

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On the hillside above the valley where our village lies in the Forest of Dean. Maybe you’re stuck indoors and are unable to get out to enjoy nature at present. If so, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Gayle Beck, as it flows across …

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Today’s Pictures: 21 July 20

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Sunlight dapples the track in the Forest of Dean If you’re stuck indoors and can’t get out to enjoy nature at present, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Mediterranean sunshine on the rocky walk from Lindos to Pefkos on Rhodes. Taken September 2017. If …

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Today’s Pictures: 20 July 20

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Another bright day of sunshine in the Forest of Dean. If you’re stuck indoors and can’t get out to enjoy nature at present, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. And here's another summer's day in the wonderful Yorkshire Dales National Park. Taken July 2008. …

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Today’s Pictures: 19 July 20

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This old tree has collapsed across the path we used for this morning's walk. It forms a full arch, but I liked the compostion of this shot where the slope of the fallen tree matches the slope of the hill. Stuck indoors and can’t get out to enjoy nature at present? This series is for …

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Today’s Pictures: 18 July 20

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Village in the forest. Are you one of the people who can’t get out and enjoy nature at the moment? This series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. The Severn Estuary. Taken August 2018. If you’re not stuck indoors, please do what you can to share …

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Today’s Pictures: 17 July 20

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It's always fascinated me how tenacious life can be. This tree appears to be rooted entirely in rock, yet it must be getting its nutrition and water from somewhere else! All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature at the moment. With this series, I’m trying to brighten …

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Today’s Pictures: 16 July 20

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An old hut in the forest. What might go on in there? All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature at the moment. With this series, I’m trying to brighten their days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Porlock on the Dorset coast. Taken May 2013. If you …

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Today’s Pictures: 15 July 20

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Sunlight on the bridge. Everywhere in our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. One of the Tiger Lilies currently blooming in our garden. I know some visitors love the pics of flowers. …

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Today’s Pictures: 14 July 20

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Looking down from one of our favourite paths through the Forest of Dean. Everywhere in our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. Looking back to the mainland from the Worm's Head in …

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Today’s Pictures: 13 July 20

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Canoeists on the River Wye, which flows past the end of the village. All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. Gayle Beck near Hawes. Taken July 2018. If you get …

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Today’s Pictures: 12 July 20

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Into a new part of the forest. Worth the effort. All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. Today was expected to be a short walk, since we’ve both been a …

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Today’s Pictures: 11 July 20

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A pair of trees stand as guardians either side of a footpath that runs along the hill above the valley where the village lies. All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural …

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