In The Pines

''In the Pines, In the Pines,

Where the sun never shines''

The Triffids - In the Pines, 1986

Pine plantations can be dull and depressing places, devoid of life and sound. The sun struggles to penetrate the dense evergreen canopy and little grows on a forest floor that is often cloaked in a thick blanket of dead needles. This photograph was taken in Baldwin's Wood, near Wendover in early March this year. The winter sun lighting up the bright green moss at the base of the trees brings some welcome colour to the otherwise gloomy scene.

Baldwin's Wood, near Wendover (05/03/2011)