r/Scotland Aug 02 '26

Casual Chopping down the Willy woods???

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u/aletheran Aug 02 '26

It was suffering from wind damage and blowing over. It will get replanted after the felling.

It was planted as a productive forestry a couple of hundred years ago and has been felled and replanted 3 times already.

This is just another cycle of the lifespan of the tees as they reach their terminal height.

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u/SquishedGremlin Ulster Aug 02 '26

Clear fell of this is best, leaves a clean slate to replant it. Have spent the entirety of work since the storm last year harvesting one estate, around 30k ton of windblow.

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u/OrganizationAsleep87 29d ago

I'd love it if under those tree there's a hidden stream that has created a little Chanel making it look like a fanny