At first glance this dead hawthorn tree, alongside the Llanfairfechan upland walk, appears to be in the process of resurrection but it is the ivy that is wrapped around the trunk of the tree that is being reborn. Contrary to popular belief ivy is not parasitic and does not directly affect the health of the trees it climbs. Ivy does not kill healthy trees. Ivy has its feeding roots anchored in the ground and simply uses the tree as a support to get to where it wants to go. And what a marvellous piece of natural sculpture the two plants make …who needs the Tate Gallery, come walking in North Wales!