My experiences managing a woodland in the Scottish Highlands
And that’s another November been and gone. A beautiful time in Strathglass, where we live. What little sunlight we get in November is amplified greatly by the orange-gold of silver birch and larch trees, against the russet of dying bracken and the orange-brown of the oaks. This time of year the local landscape never fails […]
One of my summer jobs has been doing some tractor maintenance tasks – not something I feel particularly confident with. However, practice will help this, so with some guidance and help from Jamie I spent a few hours changing oils and filters. In the evening I took a wander in the wood to restore my […]
With the rapidly lengthening days, the passing of the equinox and the woods filling with birdsong, it was time to wind down the winter’s woodland work. We stopped felling at the end of March and finished extracting the logs by early May, leaving the birds to nest in peace. I’ve been able to spend one […]
On a cold, frosty morning in January the thermometer by the house was reading minus 3. As I walked up the track under the powerlines the mud was frozen solid. However, as I moved further up into the spruce plantation I suddenly noticed that the track here was not frozen and was still muddy – […]
A whole growing season has elapsed since my last blog post. Having toddlers to look after seems to make time fly by! So, in summary: Flowers started to appear. Leaves came. The woodland turned green. Blooms of various shades of blue, white, yellow, pink and purple burst open in their annual sequence over the spring, […]
