Amid the historic landscapes of Eastnor Castle in Ledbury, a striking ancient tree rises from the woodland, its gnarled trunk and outstretched branches resembling a silent guardian of nature. Surrounded by lush greenery and the serene backdrop of the Malvern Hills, the area invites peaceful outdoor exploration and quiet reflection. The woodland views here are perfect for nature photography, offering glimpses of both carefully tended grounds and wilder corners where wildlife thrives. Visitors wandering the estate experience a timeless atmosphere, where history and nature intertwine. #AncientTree #NaturePhotography #WoodlandViews #OutdoorExploration #HistoricLandscapes

Taken Sep 2024

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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Edwards-ForestOfArden/pages/056-maid-of-the-forest/

This is from George Wharton Edwards, The Forest of Arden With Some of its Legends, New York, 1914, and by then inks didn’t fade much. But it was the four-colour process, making the pictures harder to reproduce.

I try to have colour pictures on the front page of frooldbooks.org to liven it up a bit, and so visitors see they are not all monochrome!

Scanned with #xsane, then #GIMP3 and #GMIC descreen.

#fobo #vintageArt #forest #maid #ancientTree #fangorn

5 hundred year old juniper in the lava fields above Mývatn

Icelandic juniper are generally lowly shrubs

The lava fields in the highlands around lake Mývatn are mostly barren

Botanist Pawel Wasowicz found a 500 year old Common juniper (Juniperus communis, icelandic called Einir)

#botany #CommonJuniper #JuniperusCommunis #Mývatn #ancientTree #Mývatn #lavafield
https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-06-07-elsta-lifandi-planta-landsins-fannst-i-myvatnssveit-444872

Witch Tree, Maiden Tree

This week, public outrage greeted the news that two men have been found guilty of cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree beside Hadrian’s Wall.

Though obviously a cultural icon, sycamores are not native to Britain. The tree came from Europe and only arrived in Britain around the fifteenth or sixteenth century. The idea that Robin Hood passed it on his way ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/05/10/witch-tree-maiden-tree/

#GreenhowMoor #InglebyGreenhow #AncientTree