Beetle galleries covered most of this slender dead tree by the road, just outside the woods. There weren't obviously dead trees in the woodland itself. I wonder if this tree out on it's own was more vulnerable in some way.
The scribbly lines are caused by wood-boring beetles & their larvae that chomp away under the bark of the tree, eating the inner bark or wood, and leaving these trails behind. Artistic little beets - the lines look beautiful - but not so good for this tree.
Such beetles are a normal part of life in the forest, and are not (usually) disastrous for a woodland as a whole, although sometimes they can damage populations of particular tree species. But when humans come along and plant acres and acres of just one type of tree?... Then one type of beetle that eats the one type of tree can cause devastation.
You can't blame the beetles - they're just going about their day, living their best lives as they've evolved to do. But it's an example of why humans fcking with complex ecosystems and turning them into a mono-culture is generally a terrible idea.
This tree trunk looks a little strange, maybe it had been grafted and the top of the tree was too tasty to beetles.
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From a foggy walk in the forest before dark. Truly love this moody mystical ambiance. Absolutely no edits, photos from my phone.
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Blenheim Palace Grounds
7th April 2024
Got to see the Harry Potter Tree! The whomping willow, an amazing tree and so in love with anything Harry Potter related.
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Beltane woodland witch vibes.
Photo credits: Canva profesh
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Yes! Take that Victor Hugo!
ID - A screenshot showing I achieved my word count goal of 6000 words.
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spring time in the woods, photo by Manfred Gabriel Reininger-Stiegler
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Woodland walks with my pups are my favourite 🐕🐾🌳🌱
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