Tree Planting

We joined the Forest of Bradford team to plant about 1000 trees along a 200m section of farmland hedge. The species mix was mainly hawthorn with a smaller selection of holly, blackthorn, hazel, field maple, spindle and dog rose to add diversity. Most of the trees were grown in root trainers by the Woodland Trust, making planting relatively simple; just the claggy soil to deal with. Each tree had a cane added and a spiral guard to protect from the rabbits.

We were pleasantly surprised by the weather, which contributed to being able to make good progress with the job. We disturbed a toad, which was nestled back in the undergrowth, and a vole surprised Andy as he cleared some grass.