Cycling out in Tilgate forest today, I took some tracks that I haven't visited for some time. The changes were a real eye opener. There is a clearing in the middle of this part of the forest where a fire destroyed the trees twenty years ago!
I was surprised to see that no trees had grown back at all! Only bracken grows here now. It looks to me like no replanting was done. I found some foxgloves there, which look nice, but that's it!
Continuing onwards into more familiar territory, the forest makes way from loosely growing deciduous trees into a more densely packed pine woodland.
All of it is so peaceful and a delight to ride in these good conditions. Stopping anywhere to listen to the silence except for the sounds of nature, of course 🤣.
This next bit was fun. A nice downhill track, which is steeper than it looks in my picture but a great drop down from the highest point in the ride.
The next tracks show some views through a pine woodland, followed by a more open deciduous woodland where the tracks can disappear under a carpet of leaves in autumn! If you're not familiar with the track, it's easy to miss a turn.
Finally, back in another of our many town parks. Goffs park where the sun was shining strongly.
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