Walking BritainHardwick Wood damaged by great storm of 1987
Walk Photo 201805
Caption - Blasted Ash in Hardwick Wood - In 1987, during the 'great storm' which swept southern England, hundreds of mature trees at the top of Hardwick Wood were toppled and many of the few which survived were struck by lightning. This Ash, still showing lightning damage, is one of the few mature trees left standing - surrounded by young trees some of which were planted and some of which regenerated naturally.
Walk 2018 : Saltram Park & Hardwick Wood, Plymouth
Photographer : John Paterson
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The County of Devon offers a wide range of walking. With two lengthy sections of coastal path along the north and south coasts the variety of walking on offer is hard to match anywhere in the British Isles. Add to this the wild moors of the Dartmoor National Park with the highest land in southern England and you soon realise why Devon has such a high reputation among walkers. Elsewhere there are many pretty villages to explore as well as vast tracts of rural farmland with a patchwork of fields surrounded by hedgerows.
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