A new native woodland near Sherriffhales has just gone in adjacent to a Priority Habitat Deciduous woodland.

Planted with whips in 1.5m tree guards to help protect against the resident deer population, the species planted because of the damp ground are Bay Willow Salix pentandra, Alder Alnus glutinosa and Silver Birch Betula pendula. Whilst generating nearly 3BU, the trees will also serve to mitigate some of the nutrient runoff from the above arable land.