“They shut the road through the woods
Seventy years ago.
Weather and rain have undone it again,
And now you would never know
There was once a road through the woods
Before they planted the trees.
It is underneath the coppice and heath,
And the thin anemones ….”

Young woman with closed eyes bathed in colorful light near a stained glass window.
A young girl in a burgundy sweater sits thoughtfully on a wooden stool with a red cushion in a dark studio.
A young girl in a teal dress holds golden dried wheat stalks against a dark brown studio background.
A teenage girl in a red floral off-shoulder dress holds dried wheat while seated in a dark studio setting.

Trees are able to communicate and defend themselves against attacking insects. Scientists have found that trees can flood their leaves with chemicals called phenolics when the insects begin their raid. They can also signal danger to other trees so they can start their own defense.

Silent Battle Cry