Isolation by Alex Moorehead

Winner, Climate Change, South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year

On the occasion I took this photo, I was walking to Beer and it was unusually foggy for mid-afternoon. When I saw the tree emerge, I knew I had to capture it.

The tree started it’s descent to this spot on top of the rock armour in summer 2012, when a sizeable section of cliff including Old Beer Road situated above started to slide downwards. 

Since then I’ve walked past in all sorts of different weather, including most recently where all that now remains is the stump. 

Photo location: Seaton, East Devon, Jurassic Coast