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2 'Giants in the Forest'
Wicker giant masks hoisted into trees above the Tarka Trail and River Torridge. They are being used as a focus for environmental story telling and other outreach activities.
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Giants are above you
Pupils from Caen school approaching the bridge over the River Torridge where the Giants are as part of their 'Giant Story Telling' day on 17 October
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Seeding the first giant
Volunteers plant-up the first of three "Giants in the Forest". See the heads hung in trees beside the Tarka Trail north of Torrington
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Old and new
A contrast between the hulk in the foreground and the ship receiving north Devon ball clay at Bideford, a still working port, in 2012. Timber from our forests is also exported from Bideford.
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Restoring a hedge bank!
In the 1960s, diggers like this were ripping out Devon hedgebanks. Here is one putting back 500m of hedgebank. Fantastic
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Old Jetty Westward Ho!
When the sand gets really low during the winter you can find very interesting relics on Westward JHo! beach. This is Polar investigating the old jetty near one of the wrecks.
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Nature at its best
This picture was taken with the camera pointed upwards. Again it was taken on Exmoor not far from Woody Bay
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Beach life on a deserted Devon beach
Took this picture when out walking with my youngest son. This beach was totally deserted. It was a few miles outside Woody Bay in an almost inaccessible place.
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Sheep at Little Bray, Exmoor
A flock of sheep on land at Little Bray on the edge of the Exmoor National Park (provided you can see the whole picture and not just the top as appears the case)..jpg)
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Rest a while
Listening to woodland stories at the Value of Trees Biosphere Action Week event in Barnstaple in October 2011.jpg)
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Taking a closer look
Taking a closer look at the Value of Trees Biosphere Action Week event in Barnstaple in October 2011.jpg)
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Looking through leaves
Mask making at the Value of Trees Biosphere Action Week event in Barnstaple in October 2011.jpg)
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Tree rings
Charcoal tree rings at the Value of Trees Biosphere Action Week event in Barnstaple in October 2011 with RANE and Beaford Arts..jpg)
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The value of the oak tree
People's thoughts onthe value of the oak tree at the Value of Trees Biosphere Action Week event in Barnstaple in October 2011 with RANE and Beaford Arts. The wood on the lorry is only worth £40/tonne, so a lorry load is about £1200.jpg)
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Glow worms
The Value of Trees Biosphere Action Week event in Barnstaple in October 2011 with RANE and Beaford Arts
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Job well done - Baby Oak Tree planted !
Admiring Baby Oak Tree planted. Charlotte & Christina Woollacott at Rose Ash South Molton in October 2011
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Willow sticks for char-coaling
These thin willow withies are stripped of their bark and packed into these containers before being put into the charcoal burner. When they come out, hey presto, artist's charcoal. A great use of woodland products. At the Bulworthy Project near Rackenford - Biosphere Action Week, 15 October
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Stripping the willow
Liz and Dan of Rackenford learning how to make artist's charcoal from willow withies. At the Bulworthy Project near Rackenford - Biosphere Action Week, 15 October
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