My first post of 2014 is a look at the Church Wood Reserve in the middle of a very wet winter. Here are some photos I took a few days ago. This is a new pool near the car park:

Elsewhere, a mature birch tree has been brought down by the recent gales:

This photo shows an area which was coppiced recently by the volunteers:

And, finally, an area that was cleared 1-2 years ago but has not started to regrow: