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Distro - European Forests. 1997 

Stuart Franklin 

The last of Europe's great forests - text and photographs by Stuart Franklin.

An ancient Scottish pine forest said to be "dying on its feet", is among many regions of ancient forest in Europe in need of urgent protection if they are to survive the next century, warned the World Wildlife Fund recently. (See The Times, Oct. 9th 1997, p12 - "Warning bells ring for Europe's forests").

These photographs draw attention to some remaining fragments of Europe's Great Forests: the lowland deciduous forests of central Europe, the Caledonian pine forest and the Mediterranean forest. The photo-essay... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. Bialowieza. 1997. Huge stands of Norway spruce (Picea... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. Rotting spruce trees on the forest floor. One of the... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. Bialowieza forest, from where the idea of the Gothic... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. 1997. Silver birch trees (Betula pubescens), an early... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. Bialowieza. 1997. Two giant lime trees (Tilia cordata),... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. The main gateway to the strict reserve at Bialowieza... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. An old hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) in the foreground... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

Poland. Silver birch trees (Betula pubescens) outside the strict... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. Polish conservationists build wooden fences to protect... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. Bialowieza. 1997. a local peasant farmer collects mushrooms... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. One of the main streets of the small village of Bialowieza... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

POLAND. The Bialowieza forest showing one of about 12 crosses... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SCOTLAND. Remaining strands of the ancient Caledonian pine forest... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

GB. SCOTLAND. 1997. Remaining strands of the ancient Caledonian... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SCOTLAND. Ben Eighe. Picture taken from the island of Eilean... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

Scotland. Last fragment of Caledonian Pine forest, West Scotland.... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SCOTLAND. Scots pine taken through the canopy on the island of... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

G.B. SCOTLAND. Picture taken from the island of Eilean Ruaridh... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SCOTLAND. Scots pine and silver birch forests near Kinlochewe,... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SCOTLAND. Picture taken from the island of Eilean Ruaridh Mor,... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Ancient cork oak forest in Los Alcornocales. 1997. 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Cork oak trees, Los Alcornocales. 1997. 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Cork is seen stripping off the bark. This is one of the... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Andalucia. Los Alcornocales. Farmers still exploit the... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Afternoon light illuminates the bark of cork oak trees... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. The landscape of Los Alcornocales, a vast stretch of cork... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Cork oak trees in Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain.... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Cork oak trees, the lower bark recently exploited for... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Once pure oak forest, most of Andalucia has now been converted... 

Stuart Franklin 1997

SPAIN. Once pure oak forest, most of Andalucia has now been converted... 
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