Eight volunteers turned out and were transported to broad clough where we spent the day removing the lower branches from pine trees. The fate of these trees, like others in recent posts about work near ,Hayfield is to be used for gully blocking on the Kinder plateau though in this area the sequence of steps is slightly modified.... Removing the lower branches first makes it easier and faster to fell them...
These pines were originally a nursery crop they were supposed to just be there to help a variety of other broad leafed trees become established, however they have taken over and are shading out their charges. In the longer term - perhaps even later this year we may be returning to plant more native deciduous trees in this area - though the exact species mix is yet to be decided.
The weather was a little damp to start with but the sun came out in the afternoon - justifying the shorts worn by some of those present.
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