StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: regeneration

The remains of roots on a stump, from the colour and state of these piece of timber, I am pretty sure that they are all "driftwood" - and some of the trunks probably washed up on the nearby beach ! Part of a planted up stumpery as part of the regeneration scheme.

Several driftwood tree trunks are incorporated into this area of Roker sea front, as part of the regeneration efforts in the area.

Sweet Chestnut regeneration, several decades have elapsed since the original damage took place.

A bit of recent wind damage and some coppicing of this sweet chestnut, which is still happily regenerating.

Natural regeneration of woodland, most of these trees are "sweet chestnut" (the edible variety - Castanea sativa ) that suffered damage during windstorms, such as the one during mid-October 1987. Damage in this particular woodland ranged from fatal uprooting to broken branches and semi-uprooted trunks. (1 of 4 related images) During the Great Storm of 1987, the southern half of England was subject to record breaking wind speeds and suffered extensive damage. (22 people died in the UK and France, several sizable ships had problems - one ferry was driven ashore at Folkestone) The National Trust, and other landowners, decided to compromise on clean-up efforts, and used the disaster to study how the natural regeneration processes developed, especially in woodlands that could be 'left to their own devices', as they did not require excessive work on safety grounds, unlike urban areas. more info here --- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Storm_of_1987