News Forest

It’s strange, a tree, in winter. Motionless, dark, emaciated. Alone, against a background of white and dull sky. Subjected by the hostile assaults of wind, cold, rain and snow too. What is it doing ? How does it spend time ? Is it waiting ? But what exactly ?

The series of postcards « The Forest in Nivernais », published in 1903 by the folklorist poet Achille Millien, immersed us into the heart of the Bertranges forest to discover centuries-old practices of woodworkers and picturesque scenes of everyday life.

In the month of February the sleeping oaks accumulate their strength in the roots, where most of the sap is concentrated while waiting to awaken at the arrival of spring.