A once great forest tree falls and leaves a gap in the canopy that will take years to fill.

A good frost shows the nicer side of Winter, a day to be out walking and taking in the scenery.

A very wet Springer waits for another bird to drop.

A small group of pheasants emerge from the undergrowth feeding as they go keeping to the shadows beneath the trees.

Dawn, the rising Sun just kisses the early morning mist as it floats above the surface of the canal. Some boaters working down the locks are trying to stay ahead of the rising Sun.