Eucalyptus above the River Teign, Murchington Chagford
This view is from the East side of the garden, where there were three large Eucalyptus trees when we moved here in 2017. Two have since blown down in winter gales - their roots aren’t up to coping with Dartmoor’s high winds and thin soils). Closer to the river the large fallen tree is probably a Beech. The tree to the right of the picture is a c40 year-old Chinese Pine.
THE 'CARRIAGEWAY' ...
is the main path that runs from the house down to the river . On the hillside below the carriageway are a number of specimen trees, some dating from the original plantings in the late 19th Century.
Old Oak tree on the hillside at St Olaves
There is a beautiful old single Oak in the middle of the water meadow. This supports many ferns, moss and lichen. There is also a damaged but surviving Cedar of Lebanon. Further down the Carriageway a flight of granite steps leads up to a Coast Redwood, with great views across the water meadow.
