Sorry – I forgot the ropes! This was a challenging steep site and there was more than one gentle tumble on the hillside. Our group of 11, including 3 first timers, worked hard to complete the job.
We succeeded in planting all 500 trees in the two planting areas. Species included Oak, Rowan, Alder, Wild Cherry, Birch and Willow. It was a cold day and exposed site. By the afternoon the low cloud had cleared and we had views across to Mixenden and the moorland above Ogden Reservoir.
The two areas will create shelter and woodland habitat in what is an exposed valley, and will connect to other areas planted in recent years. There is an area that Forest of Bradford planted 14 or 15 years ago. It looks healthy, but the fact that the trees took a long time to get going reflect the harsh growing conditions