StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: sweet chestnut

This shield bug was found under some sweet chestnut trees, and is an example of the Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bug

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

The woodland walk around the boundary of our holiday site passed a couple of these deep holes. Not sure what caused them, but I don't think they are natural features - mainly the sides are too steep. My suspicion is that they are bomb craters from WW2, as there were a lot of targets around here and as it's not in a field or on a road, it wouldn't have been filled in as a matter of urgency, and being in woodland, may well have been missed.

Unoffical "stumpery" - the remains of trees, mainly sweet chestnuts, killed by wind storm damage a couple or three decades ago.

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

Ben leading the way around the regular woodland walk, around the perimeter of the site, whilst on our holiday in Norfolk. A lot of the trees are "Sweet Chestnut" - the edible type.