LEFTThewide,stonybanksthatonce
servedasfieldboundariesareswathedin
plantssuchashardferns.Lefttotheirown
devices,thefern’severgreenfrondshave
startedtospread,springingupamongthe
leaflitteronthewoodlandfloor.
ABOVEFiveyearsafterplantingthe
trees(amixofbeech,sycamore,
birch,oakandhorsechestnut),Ross’s
parentsintroduceda largenumberof
bluebells,aswellaswoodanemones
andwildgarlic.“Thebluebellshave
takenfantastically,”saysRoss.“The
colourandstructureofa young
bluebellwoodisgreatforpainterly
shotslikethis– allowhalfa second
exposure,thenpanfromtopto
bottomasyoureleasetheshutter.”
PHOTO STORY CORNISH WOODLAND
May 2020 BBC Wildlife 79