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