This picture shows staff from Scottish Native Woods discussing ground flora on a lovely ash-dominated woodland area on Cults hill in Fife. There were many old limestone workings in the area and the base -rich soils are supporting this woodland type with it's rich and diverse ground flora. Sycamore trees are threatening to dominate parts of this area, creating extra shade and potentially harming this floristic interest. Scottish Native Woods will shortly be beginning a programme of works here to remove up to 400 tonnes of the non-native sycamore that can be used in local firewood enterprises, and hopefully reduce this threat to an important and very distinctive ancient woodland site.
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