Knolls Wood - A Wonder To Behold

As I mentioned in my last post I was lucky enough to find an incredible avenue of Monkey Puzzle trees at Knolls Wood online which I went to see with Nathalie in January. To our amazement we counted 78 Monkey Puzzles, ranging from numerous giants to small saplings , even this might be an underestimation of all the trees. To this end we plan to revisit the avenue again very soon when we intend to catalogue threes more accurately, I will also post a bit more about the woods then.

Walking amongst the stands of trees it was easy to imagine we had been transported all the way to Chile, the home of the Araucaria araucana. It was a beautiful crisp winter's day and to our surprise when we looked up at the magnificent umbrella tops of the huge trees surrounding us a smiling rainbow appeared despite there being no sign of rain at all, a truly special moment in a truly special place. 

At Both Ends Of The Rainbow There Was A Monkey Puzzle Tree

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Monkey Puzzle Trees Seen - 157      Monkey Puzzle Trees Yet To See - 15