Last weekend I went on a trip to Devon in south west England. The highlight of the trip was a 9 mile coastal walk from Torquay to Teignmouth. A significant portion of the walk was within a coastal woodland which hugged the cliff edge. I was struck by the beauty of the various unmanaged native ground cover plant associations along the route.
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Woodland Path
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Woodland Path Steps
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Hedera helix Green Wall
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Primula vulgaris with mixed plants on Bank
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Hedera helix Ground cover with Polystichum setiferum
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Hedera helix Ground cover with Asplenium scolopendrium
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Hedera helix Ground cover with Asplenium scolopendrium
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Hedera helix Ground cover with Iris foetidissima and Primula vulgaris
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Ranunculus ficaria Ground cover with Primula vulgaris
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Allium ursinum Groundcover
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Hyacinthoides non-scripta ‘Alba’ Ground cover
Torquay Coastal Woodland Walk, Devon – Plant arrangement on rock
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