Aftermath 2
Nature is quick to reclaim its own after devastating events like floods, earthquakes and fires. The tree trunks in this picture all have new growth within three weeks of a ground fire. You can see the old leaves are dead but not burned. The bracken has also shot up from seeds in the ground. This is not a fire that exploded through the tree-tops with a heavy wind behind it but one that raced through the undergrowth, moving on before it could do more than scorch the upper reaches.
Aftermath 2
Nature is quick to reclaim its own after devastating events like floods, earthquakes and fires. The tree trunks in this picture all have new growth within three weeks of a ground fire. You can see the old leaves are dead but not burned. The bracken has also shot up from seeds in the ground. This is not a fire that exploded through the tree-tops with a heavy wind behind it but one that raced through the undergrowth, moving on before it could do more than scorch the upper reaches.