Spring Birch trees Betula pendula in Riccal Dale, near Carlton in North Yorkshire. The birch has both male and female catkins (flowers) on the same tree. As these mature through the following months, seeds are borne away by the wind in autumn. Silver birch can grow to a height of 30m providing a light canopy which is ideal for woodland flower growth of wood anemones, sorrel and bluebells.
Lizzie Shepherd is a professional photographer, writer and teacher, based in North Yorkshire, specialising in landscape, nature and travel photography. She runs small group photography workshops, offers 1-2-1 tuition and also provides commercial photography services to a number of different clients. She has a range of framed prints on display at the Joe Cornish Gallery in Northallerton and you can see much more of her work on her website.
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