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New Woodland Planting
The Rosebery Estates embarked on an ambitious new planting programme during 2008 under the
Woodland creation Scheme of the Scottish Rural Development Programme.
A total of 23.21 Ha (57.33 acres) was planted throughout the Lothians.
In total 46,075 trees were planted and protected, of which; 27,485 were oak, 5,600 were a mixture
of Scots pine and larch and 12,990 were mixed broadleaves. The long term intention is for a final crop
of oak woodland over all these areas.
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The new woodlands will form a key part in our sustainable woodland management plan for the future and link
up existing woodland to create wildlife corridors, inline with the Edinburgh and Lothians habitat network,
enhance the biodiversity of the woodlands, add significantly to the landscape and help support rural
employment in the area. In future the timber these areas yield through thinning will add to our continued
support of the biomass heating supply chain.
The new planting during 2008 was in addition to the 20,000 trees planted at our Leithenwater
estate as part of our normal restocking programme for that year. Rosebery Estates woodlands are all
Forestry Stewardship Council accredited and undergo rigorous annual assessment.
Rosebery Estates are committed to the sustainable and commercial management of woodland which provides
a diversity of habitat.
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