Witchy winter wonder at the Fota arboretum

Peter Dowdall visits some friends, old and new, on a walk around the world-renowned arboretum at Fota.

I enjoyed a lovely January walk in Fota recently. Not in the Wildlife Park but in the stunning, if under-appreciated and utilised, arboretum.

It was one of those lovely January days, the sun was shining brightly in the blue sky, not the bright orange sun nor the dark blue of high summer, rather the blinding whitish sunlight, low in a sky that’s more Wedgewood than royal blue.