Council pick ups for recycling
Did you buy a ‘real’ Christmas tree this year? Wondering what to do now?
Poetry Corner: Heartwood
“Heartwood”: a tree’s heartwood is its innermost core.
Olav’s Wood
To get to it you take the single track road towards Windwick Bay
Nominate Your Tree of the Year
Nominations are again open for Scotland’s Tree of the Year.
Muddisdale Woods Kirkwall
The woods were planted as part of the islands Millenium Tree planting project and cover a large area with mixed planting.
Binscarth Woods, Orkney
Although a small wood it is rather bonnie.
The Triumph of Optimism over Experience – or – attempting to grow trees in Orkney!
“Our ‘best’ tree, is a Birch, which is about 10 years old, and is just a bit taller than me – I’m 5ft 1”
Encouraging Orkney’s Biodiversity
Some of the actions which have taken place you may have begun to notice.
Recording Bio Diversity in Happy Valley
An on site recording station was set up where the information could be collated and displayed.
