Within the woodland grant scheme we have been able to hopefully get to the ash die back before the affected trees become a problem and have no value.
We started on our first wood in spring 19 and I was devastated to see the amount of mature trees that had to come out. However this wood, which my grandfather bought in the 50’s, was in need of thinning, and the regeneration has been wonderful. The wildlife that has been returning is much easier to count and hopefully the bluebells and cowslips will return in greater numbers next spring.
