A couple of weeks have passed since the big south west storms and we have managed to clear up everything that is either on a public road or a public path but today I revisited this area in Fingle Woods which is well off the beaten track to take a few photographs. Dave Rickwood, Devon Site Manager for the Woodland Trust and I discovered and looked at this area of ‘wind blow’ last week .

It would have been terrifying to have been in the woods during this storm. I reckon 50-100 mature conifers have been blown over in an area of around an acre.

A couple of conifers blown out of the ground – root plates showing

This tree has simply snapped off

The power of the wind must have been frightening – these are big trees snapped of 10-15′ above the ground

Its all calm now ……

The National Trust and the Woodland Trust have recently jointly bought Fingle Woods and we will be managing them in partnership for the benefit of the public and the wildlife.