A sea of green

At first glance, this looks like a swath of bracken, but the majority of what you see here are Scots Pine seedlings that have arisen after a fire in the Forest of Birse in 2003, probably the most dramatic and dangerous fire there has been on Deeside for a very long time. The seedlngs are exceptionally dense in this area, and the resulting woodland will likely be more dense than what was destroyed at the time. It looks as though this lot will get away from the deer. The more trees you have, the better their chances.

So, what looked like devastation in 2003 now looks a good deal more healthy. You can expand the image simply by clicking on it.