A visit to Captains Wood Suffolk

Well it's been a month since I last placed a post on this blog, this was because I have not been very well and have not been able to visit any reserves.

So today I was feeling reasonably OK and Matt picked me up and we went of to Captain's Wood in Suffolk for details of this wood please check out the Suffolk Wildlife Trusts website...We were hoping to see some of the many Red Deer that frequent this beautiful ancient woods but alas non were to be seen amongst the Oak and Silver Birches...

However there were a wide range of fungi to photograph, and to photograph these takes a good deal of patience as it's just not having a problem with getting down to their level that causes problems, it's the fact that you have to do so much tidying up around the actual fungi as there is usually odd bit's of leaves, brambles, nettles around the fungi so these have to be removed to get a good shot.

Then after taking the shot it's them time for Matt to help me up from the ground as my back has just about locked up...also having a pint of Aspels cider with our lunch didn't help matters...

As you can imagine this ancient wood was starting to change with the autumn colours now starting to show and with the low sitting sun pushing lovely rays of light in through the branches there was a very enjoyable atmosphere being created with grey squirrels running along the forest floor and the autumnal smells of rotting leaves and bracken it was a very pleasant couple of hours and to think in a few months time the whole woods will have taken on a different appearance...then it will be a different atmosphere all together with different subject matter to photograph....