Winter is the time to appreciate the sculptural form of trees, without their summer dressing of leaves.
More noticeable too are barks of varying texture and colour: the smooth grey beech, the fissured oak and red and silver striped birch. Redwoods majestically stand tall with their red, fibrous bark and glossy green foliage and holly berries stand out, bright and red – food for birds and wildlife. Look out late winter hazel catkins which release clouds of yellow pollen and produce tiny red flowers.