Wood no more

I went for an early morning cycle up to Penicuik house. However, as I was approaching the lodge house I noticed that there was
something different. The small wood that has always been there had been completely removed



As I was turning into the entrance to the estate I found it had been laid out next to the edge of the field.
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I hope that the plan will be to replace them in the future.

Here is the wood before it was removed.

Theyve done it afore the trees just gorw again takes a whil aye but trees is just a cropp like corn an tatties

ah ken it lukes sad fer now but is no for evre

I have a vague recollection that when I was on a tour of the estate by Sir Robert Clerk a
few years ago that he mentioned that a good number of the trees on the estate were
not natural. If I am right, I think that the long term plan is to replace these with a species
that is more appropriate.

ah mind o its been feled 3 or 4 time in ma life afore replanted wi the same sort o trees thugh