Biodiversity at the Margins

A biodiverse landscape is a beautiful landscape, where diversity creates endless interest for our senses. Wild cherry (Prunus avium) along the woodland margins delights with spring blossom, abuzz in this sheltered, sunny aspect with pollinating insects. The summer...

Spikey times in Coed Eithin (Gorse Wood)

These trees are into their 7th growing season and are competing well with the gorse. We first cut the gorse in 2014 before planting (and had a tremendous crop of firewood out of the job). At this point it was about 15ft tall and you could easily walk beneath it! It...
Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon Capture and Storage

The right tree in the right place is a great way of storing carbon. As well as their great mass being a carbon sink, temperate broadleaf woodland is one of the best land uses to help build mineral soil carbon levels. Add to this, the methane emissions that are no...
Ash forever

Ash forever

Ash die back has arrived at Bron Haul.   We first saw signs of this disease in self-set saplings in 2018. This year we have started to see it affecting a few bigger trees. Our strategy for dealing with tree disease in our woodland is to focus on tree health. We...