Hartswood paths in December

I have had more than enough time to wander around the woods next to our road in the past few days. Even though the weather has been relatively mild and not that wet - the Essex clay which dominates these woods is gaining the upper hand in transforming the ground into a wet, muddy quagmire. This time of year if we get a windy day, quite often you will find a Silver Birch uprooted as the ground becomes too soft to keep the tree upright. Lying around the floor are a multitude of debris, leaves, small branches, large branches, fungi and the inevitable mud.

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