The rewards of wet feet

Out and about surveying trees in the eastern Cairngorms yesterday, involved fording a number of large hill burns.

By plotting where the existing tree cover is along these mountain burns, we can also highlighted where the gaps are. Scottish Native Woods NE manager is working with the landowner to draft proposals to protect & expand native woods within these hill gullies. Woods occurring along rivers, lochs and burns is referred to as riparian woodland.

Birch, willow, Scots pine and rowan trees were the most common species recorded. With the striking autumn colours just starting to appear on the rowan trees.

At the end of a days surveying, you can quickly forget wet feet with views like this!