Tree Planting with Forest of Bradford, near Skipton (tbc)

Our final day of tree planting this season and we were able to identify some of the trees by their leaves rather than their buds. They have been grown in root trainers so their roots are well protected and they are well sheltered by the deer proof guards that we fitted. 

The planting covered a small embankment at the bottom of a field and species included birch, oak, rowan, willow, hazel, hawthorn and field maple. Once established they will provide a great habitat for the birds. There was a willow warbler singing somewhere near by – the first I had heard this year. 

As we set off home we took a little detour (easier than turning round in the road!) into the quarry we were adjacent to. Some great geology on show and lots of primroses on the slopes in the wood.