Gobions after the October 2002 storms
On Sunday October 27, 2002, winds of up to 80 miles per hour hit the south east of England and swept through Gobions Woodland tearing down many trees and ripping off many branches. BBC News Online reported on the damage the storms caused throughout the country. These pictures were taken shortly before two volunteers from Gobions Woodland Trust cleared the paths of the debris left behind by the strong winds.
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| The path south from the Gobions Open Space play area | A tree blocks the way south to Gobions Woodland |
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| A tree and branches block the south path | A view south west looking across the eastern lake |
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| The way ahead blocked on the south path | A large tree cracks in two just north of the south path |
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| Another tree snapped just above the ground by the lakes | A large redwood blown down near the Folly Arch path |
All images have been heavily compressed to help download and were taken with a Fujifilm MX-2900 zoom digital camera courtesy of Fujifilm.
October 28, 2002
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