‘ 80% of Leiria forest was devastated by fire’

We are cycling in Portugal and through the above mentioned forests destroyed by fire last year.

It was created to stop sand erosion 800 years ago by a far sighted King. The timber was used to create ships that made the Portuguese a great sea power.

Someone estimated it will require planting 22 million trees to replace those lost.

The ferns in this blip seem to be making the most of the newly available sunlight.