A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SELWYN'S WOOD,
with comments by John.

Early summer
Entrance to Selwyn's

Entrance to the Reserve

Our noticeboard in the drive entrance. Note that the post, made of our own wood, are angled to shed the rain.

The car park

The car park at the reserve

The oak in the background, with the branch cut off, is because it had been shedding branches and had to be pruned rather severly.

Map of the reserve

Map of the Reserve in the car park

Map of the reserve in the car park, soon to be replaced. In the background (top, right) are fire beaters.

The "High Forest"

The "High Forest"

Part of the "High Forest" area, with one of two bat boxes on a tree.

The "Lower Ride"

The "Lower Ride"

The "Lower Ride" - due for mowing.

"Earth Balls"

"Earth Balls"

An "earth ball" (scleroderma citrinum), a common form of "puff" ball.

A "ghyll"

A "ghyll"

A "ghyll". A local name for a small, deep, valley, often with a stream.

A "ghyll"

A "ghyll"

The area was cut down to bring more sunlight into the area.

A "ghyll"

A "ghyll"

This helped the mosses and lichens which are a feature of the reserve.

A wood ant's nest

A wood ant's nest

A wood ants' nest. Also showing a common polypod (polypodium vulgare) of which there are many on the reserve.

The heather

The heather "compartment"

The heather "compartment" a month before flowering. A background of sweet chestnut coppice.

More heather

The heather "compartment"

More heather. A different background of sweet chestnut which was planted after the "big storm" and which has not done well.

Heather, overlooking the high forest

Heather, overlooking the high forest

Heather, looking over the stream valley to the high forest.

Heather, from a bench seat

Heather, from a bench seat

My [John's] favourite vantage seat - looking acroos, over the heather to the Weald and the South Downs in the distance.

Emerging from a path to the heather

Emerging from a path to the heather

Emerging from a path to the heather compartment.

A fallen tree

A fallen tree

Fallen trees are left to rot so that the bugs and birds can have a meal.

"Windy Corner"

Windy Corner

Many trees are blown down here and get covered in brambles.

"Windy Corner" again

Windy Corner

Another picture of "Windy Corner"

A hole

A hole

A hole, probably dug years ago for the local sandstone.

"Molly Redl Bridge"

Molly Redl Bridge

This bridge is over the deepest ghyll in the reserve

"Molly Redl Bridge"

Molly Redl Bridge

This commemorates Mrs Redl, a good general benefactor of the Sussex Wildlife Trust.




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