Still not out.

I was walking in Ocknell enclosure looking for a piece of graffiti when I passed this fallen beech, which over the years has become a focus for graffiti, so much so that nearly all the available surfaces have been inscribed. Only a handful of these were done before the tree toppled, the huge majority were done in the years after. As many appear to have been done through the 90's, many thereafter, as well as more recent additions, it would be fair to think that the tree must have come down some time after 1990.  Though tucked away behind a bough is 'Sept '72', clearly written since the trunk's been horizontal. This tree has been down for some 45 years, it doesn't look it, and still it produces leaf. 45 years down and still not out, and still an important feature in the forest.