Fox Snake

The Balkwill Woodlands are lovely in spring as captured in this photograph by Larry Onysko.

Balkwill Lands

Balkwill pond December 17 2011

Monitoring

Balkwill Lands

Woodland Walk May 8 2011

Ainslie Woodland

A beautiful spring day, May 4, 2013, greeted visitors to David Ainslie’s 25 acre woodland within the Town of Leamington, Essex County.

Monitoring a dry lane

Land owner Bill Balkwill and Chief Monitor Terry Anderson are shown walking a dry lane in the Balkwill Woodland on May 7, 2013.

Wet lane with monitors walking the lane

Monitors are shown walking a wet Lane in the Balkwill Woodland.

Young maple leaves and keys

The new leaves and keys of a young maple found along the East perimeter lands are particularly brilliant.

Young hickories with colourfull leaves

Young hickories with colourfull leaves

As new leaves of young hickory trees unfurl, the various hues of the young leaves can be quite attention catching.

Group of Hickories

A group of hickory trees with its distinctive loose bark is found along a Balkwill Woodland lane.

Sedges

Grass species such as sedges are often seen along the wet lanes of the Balkwill Woodland.

Fallen Pin Oak

A recently fallen oak was identified by land owner Bill Balkwill as a Pin Oak. This particular tree was the largest of the Pin Oaks in the woodland. The tree is being cut into pieces and removed from the woodland for fuel during the winter.

Checking Pin location

Landowner Bill Balkwill and Chief Monitor Terry Anderson are photographed as they seek the exact location of a survey pin on the perimeter of the Balkwill Lands. Note the wooden stake to be placed in the correct location once the pin has been located.

Swamp Buttercup

Swamp Buttercup is found along the wet lanes throughout the Balkwill Woodland

Burr Oak

A view of the old Burr Oak along the grassy lane at Lane 8 with the Balkwill agricultural land in the background.

American Plum

American Plum in full flower along the grassy lane in the woodland edge

Visitors to the Ainslie Woodland

Visitors follow landowner David Ainslie as he identifies plant and tree species within his woodland. Note the lack of heavy clothing as the afternoon sun had brought warm weather.

Spring wildflowers

Photographer Christine Gross is shown enjoying the carpet of spring wildflowers in the Ainslie Woodland

Monitoring a dry lane

Four monitors are show walking on a damp lane with trees developing their leaves.