February 2005

This area was clear felled of conifers in 2004. Reseeding of sitka spruce is threatening the establishement of native woodland.	Planting native broadleaf trees.
This area was clear felled of conifers in 2004. Already you can see grasses, heather and rushes coming up through the brash.	Planting native broadleaf trees. This area was clear felled of conifers in 2004.
Planting broadleaves in amongst heavy brash. The River Duddon can be seen in the background, and sunlight on Crinkle Crags in the distance.	Planting in glorious Febraury sunshine. This area was cleared in 2004. Already the growth of grasses on the site can be observed.
This area was planted with sitka spruce in the late 1990's. Here we are removing the spruce to allow regeneration and planting of birch and rowan.	A few hours later. It is slow going clearing these spiky trees.