Deciduous Forestry

I feel hemmed in by woodland but there's a huge difference between the dark and often very silent oppression of thick coniferous plantation and the more open and, at this time of year, wonderfully fresh deciduous forestry that can be found in places both on the slopes of Beinn Bhraggie and in Dunrobin Woods. The deciduous or mixed woodland also, from our point of view, has the added advantage of being....

....where we are most likely to see the larger local wildlife, like roe deer. After the pleasure of watching a very laid-back young roebuck the other day - see post here - we came across this roe hind who seemed equally at ease watching us watch her.

We are exceptionally fortunate in having such a wide variety of habitats in which to walk and enjoy nature. That we arrived here in winter and have been able to follow each of them in their progression into summer has been an added bonus.