Today a group of 16 of us travelled to Buckden in Upper Wharfedale area of North Yorkshire to help with the planting scheme within an area of managed woodland. The National Trust is managing the project and Peter left us quite a big pile of trees to plant! The mix was designed to replace several cleared clusters of felled none native tree species.
The work was swift on the whole as the soil was relatively easy to dig with little obstructions such as rocks etc. though the area of woodland being worked did have an incline. The trees were being staked and guarded, planted randomly within dense clusters, grouping to allow for losses as well as returning the woodlands to a more natural state.
Towards the end of the day we ventured onto an area that seemed to be mainly rocky etc., so it became harder to find adequate depth for the roots. Despite this we made a good contribution to the planting scheme.
There are some photos here.