Clumber Park - Part 2 (October 2019)

The photographs in this post were mainly taken on the afternoon prior to previous collection in Clumber Park - Part 1. I made a visit to park to assess the autumn colour of the lime trees and found the afternoon sunshine too low to fully illuminate the avenue. I guessed that morning might be better and this was indeed the case - see my previous post.

Despite this we still had a pleasant walk around the Clumber Lake. The more open aspect allowed shots of the trees around Clumber Chapel in sunlight. I was particularly attracted to the auburn colours of one tree. I am not totally sure of its identity but I think it might be a Dawn Redwood. I am happy to be corrected on this but either way it is a wonderful tree, along with a very nicely shaped oak:

The sun dropped quickly as we walked around the lake leaving some 'starburst' shaped clouds which reflected nicely in the water.

These were some of the afternoon shots of the lime tree avenue. The patches of highlight and deep shadow made it difficult to fully capture the autumn colours which led me to return the following morning:

Lastly, a selection of images taken the following morning that I couldn't fit into Part 1, featuring some of the beech trees in the park (although the trunks in a couple of the shots look more like birch bark and I think this is a case of beech branches growing across the line of some birch trees):