Field Notes: Autumn tasks at Glenlude

Glenlude Conservation Officer Ellie Oakley gets ready for the first planting event after the summer and is looking forward to getting some trees in the ground.

I went up the hill at Glenlude to prepare for a tree planting event and it was a stunning autumn day, with views over towards Innerleithen.

The 10-year-old trees in The Green Team Wildwood are becoming well established and now producing a seed source for natural regeneration.

Our plan is to plant up some of the gaps to create a multi-level, multi-aged woodland for wildlife - like the coal tit I spotted, pictured below.

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