Ploughman's Wood (February 2019)

This was my first visit to Ploughman's Wood near to Woodborough, Nottinghamshire. A fellow photographer had mentioned it a few times so I decided to take a look.

According to Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Ploughman's Wood was once part of a larger woodland that dates from the 13th century and describes it as "one of the country's few remaining ancient woodlands". Today it is mostly an oak woodland and the wildlife trust lists ash, sessile oak, sycamore, wild cherry, sweet chestnut, and hornbeam as some of the tree species in the wood. It also states that the best time to visit is when the bluebell and wood anemones carpet the ground - something to note for a few month's time.

The conditions on the day for photography were not particularly good although there was a brief appearance of the sun late in the afternoon. This provided the best photograph of the visit and this is the view across farmland towards Woodborough Park:

The sun remained on the path for the return journey to the car:

The shots in Ploughman's Wood were restricted to tree branch patterns against the grey sky and a few texture shots of bark. Now I have my bearings for this venue I hope to return in the spring for the bluebells.