The Native Woods Co-operative (Scotland) Ltd

We are experienced woodland advisors with over 80 years of experience between us, and we combine this with a refreshing and pragmatic approach to helping woodland occupiers to work out what they should do with their woodlands and associated open ground. We all have wider skills than just woodland management and can advise on a wide range of farm, deer, river conservation and wildlife management projects. We are happy to hear from other who might be interested in joining us.

Monday, 9 May 2011

Oaks on Mull

Here are two contrasting types of oak found within a couple of hundred yards in a woodland on Mull. Above looks as if it is an open grown tree: the branches spread in all directions, and the main trunk is short and stout. The trees in the background have the same characteristics.

Whereas this stand is more typical of the old oak coppice woods of Argyll: lots of oak stems all crowded together and forced up to find light.

2 comments:

Community Education Officer16 May 2011 at 11:49
Which part of Mull are they in?
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Gordon Gray Stephens16 May 2011 at 15:19
They are a part of the Lagganulva SSSI
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