30th October 2025, a day of dazzling sun. So we hop the bus to Norwich and head off to Mousehold Heath, that wonderful tree-grown heath with its precipitously-sided former quarries where fungi tend to show themselves around about now. I apologise in advance for the trees, trees and more trees. Please do join us, I’m sure you’ll enjoy…
30th October 2025
🔼 Standing at the edge of Mousehold Heath provides the best ever view over the city of Norwich. Although this is the last photo taken, I’m using it to preface the post and help set the scene. 🔽 One of the many sharp bends on the road out of the city and up to the heath; they help to keep the gradient ‘easy’. Here we’re blinded by that dazzling sunlight
30th October 2025
30th October 2025
🔼🔽 The heath is divided by that twisty-turny road (above). We enter the east side first, because we know there we’ll be walking along this wonderful beech-lined avenue. There are still plentiful tenacious leaves on the trees, but also a wonderful copper carpet
30th October 2025
30th October 2025
🔼 Into the western side of the heath, many of the trees are more recently established; areas of sparkling light as the sun catches the young birch bark, undergrown with the coppery fronds of bracken 🔽 But in a sunny glade are older birches with their gnarly barks
30th October 2025
30th October 2025
🔼 In places the trees stand aside to allow wide walks and, even, a small playing field 🔽 in other places the trees climb the former quarry sides
30th October 2025
30th October 2025
🔼 At the highest point a gorse-covered heathland spreads out, birches and oak trees hugging the outer path. There are benches here, a pleasant place to rest awhile 🔽
30th October 2025
30th October 2025
🔼🔽 Back to the ‘valleys’ where we look up as the sun glances down and plays havoc with the focus
30th October 2025
That’s all for today. I hope you enjoyed. More photos on Tuesday (including a few fungi) and of course, Friday Fungi
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There are some really interestingly shaped trees on this week’s outing! And that first shot belongs in a travelogue!
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The three towers! I’ve another shot that I could use as a ‘Count the churches’ challenge, and that includes 2 cathedrals. And yes, I did warn about the amount of trees
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I loved the trees!
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What I like is the mix of young and old trees
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OMG …. those trees!
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Homeland of the Ents!
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Your photos are always so beautiful
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Thank you, Sadje
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You’re welcome ☺️
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🙏💖💖💖
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How did you manage to find it so quiet? It was so busy when I went, I never went back!
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Early morning, week day. Around lunchtime it gets busier. Also, we’re very good at getting off the busy paths…usually unintentionally!
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