A walk in the woods around Poultry Cottage, Welshpool, Wales

[nanila]

Poultry Cottage and the Fowl House are situated in what was the Naylor Pinetum of the Leighton Estate. The Pinetum still exists but is now looked after by the Royal Forestry Service, as is the Redwood Grove, planted by John Naylor in 1857. We went for a short wander in the woods as far as little legs could manage.


[Two explorers entering the majestic Redwood Grove.]


[The Mother Tree.]


[Explorers considering entering the den built around the upended roots of the Mother Tree...]


[...and decide to go in.]


[Keiki and me at the edge of the Redwood Grove.]


[Fowl House in situ (the Pinetum).]


[Chilean plum-fruited yew, one of dozens of species in the Pinetum.]


[Keiki, about to be soothed to sleep by the rhythm of walking.]

Comments

[pbristow]

=:o}

[nanila]

:) Happy times!

[sfred]

That looks like a lovely place to be.

[nanila]

It was beautiful (if perpetually damp). I could happily have spent a week there.

[tree_and_leaf]

Great photos, and great trees!

[nanila]

Thank you! The trees were wonderful, especially in the Redwood Grove. The colour of the bark is so lovely, and the canopy gives welcome shelter from the wind and eternal drizzle.

[cmcmck]

That looks like a traditional charcoal burner's stack! :o)

[nanila]

Thanks to Google images, I now know what one looks like! Agreed, it does. :)