Whilst our charity had been prioritising native species, we also support other broadleave timber species. We provided financial support towards planting productive broadleaves which will produce high-quality hardwood timber and provide a long-term storage of carbon.

Size

32 hectares

Application

11th March 2022

Protected Species

Otter, badger, red squirrel and water vole recorded within 5km.

Birds

Snipe, Oystercatcher and Dunlin recorded within 1km.

Opportunities

This new woodland creation site will contribute to developing habitat connectivity between larger woodland blocks and riparian areas located to the west and wetland habitats including Balerno Common SSSI to the east. It will also provide a softening of the current structured land use of uniform-shaped field enclosures with shelterbelts.

Land manager Objectives

• Create a woodland for future generations and to increase habitat connectivity on the farm
• Soften the current structural land-use of uniform-shaped field enclosures with shelterbelts
• Overall and ongoing contribute to carbon capture